Book review: the Slaughter Man by Tony Parsons

I’ve never read a Tony Parsons novel before but I definitely will in the future. This novel had me gripped from the beginning.

The action never stops in this book. The plot moves at breakneck speed as the MIT (murder investigation team), race to catch a killer/kidnapper before it's too late to save the life of a young boy.

A murdered family. A dying serial killer. A missing child. And a detective who must learn that even the happiest of families have black, twisted secrets that someone is ready to kill for…

A family are brutally murdered on New Year’s Eve in one of London’s most exclusive gated communities. The youngest child, 4 year old Bradley, is missing.  The killer used a cattle gun, an unusual murder weapon, which leads Max Wolfe and the MIT to the Slaughter Man, a dying serial killer, a man who has killed this way before.   

Max Wolfe is a hero I want to read about again and again. Tony Parsons has created a character with real depth, there are so many layers to him, from caring single father to officer of the law, willing to go out on a limb and break a few rules to catch a killer.

The narrative is brutal, raw and totally realistic. The dialogue, at times, was hard to read, but it was utterly believable.

I really liked this book. Cosy crime this isn't, but if you like your crime hardboiled and gritty, you are 

in for a treat. A definite 5* read.

the Slaughter Man is available now - 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slaughter-Man-Tony-Parsons-ebook/dp/B00S3FZRWU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1432285839&sr=1-1&keywords=slaughter+man#customerReviews