<p>“Tony Parsons puts you <b>right there</b> in every scene he writes. I love that kind of storytelling and I’m a <b>D.C. Max Wolfe</b> fan.” – James Patterson<br><br><br> <b>A band of vigilante executioners roam London's hot summer nights, abducting evil men and hanging them by the neck until dead.</b><br><br> As the bodies pile up and riots explode across the sweltering city, <b>DC Max Wolfe</b> hunts a gang of killers who many believe to be heroes.<br><br> <b>And discovers that the lust for revenge starts very close to home ... </b><br><br><b><u>Praise for</u></b> <b><i><u>The Hanging Club</u></i></b><br><br> “<b>This is Parson’s best crime novel</b> so far and underlines his exceptional talent” (<i>Daily Mail</i>)<br> "I've long been a fan of Tony Parson's writing…<b>This is brilliant stuff</b>" (Peter James)<br><br> "<b>Spectacula</b>r! Tense and human, fast and authentic" (Lee Child)<br><br> ‘Has all the ingredients and more: great plotting, great characters and at least two <b>eye-widening twists</b> I didn't see coming.’ (Sophie Hannah)<br><br> "If you haven’t already become a fan, the third outing for Max Wolfe is <b>the perfect introduction</b> to the London underworld that Tony Parsons has so vividly created…Wolfe’s cases couldn’t feel more <b>of-the-minute</b>" (<i>GQ</i>)<br><br> “A <b>gripping</b> page-turning book that will demand your full attention” (<i>Irish Examiner</i>)<br><br> “<b>Fast paced</b> and gripping” (<i>Best Special Series</i>)<br><br> “Parsons had me <b>gripped from the first chapter to the last sentence</b>” (<i>Irish independent</i>)<br> “<b>A cleverly plotted page-turner</b>, with touches of Cracker and Nordic Noir, all soaked in the atmosphere of London’s murky back-streets” (<i>CSMA Club Life magazine</i>)<br><br><br> <b><u>Praise for Tony Parsons…</u></b><br><br> “It’s all as <b>addictive</b> as your favourite boxset…it contains more twists than a contortionist caught in a tornado” (<i>The Shortlist</i>)<br><br> "Told with clarity and insight ... <b>Confirms Parsons has earned a place at the very pinnacle of British crime writing</b>" (<i>Daily Mail</i>)<br><br> “<b>Tense</b>…with a dose of dry wit” (<i>The Daily Express</i>)<br><br> “A <b>taut </b>always engaging thriller” (<i>The Sun</i>)<br><br> “I put my life on hold while I was reading because <b>I couldn't tear myself away from the gripping story</b>... It's complicated, brutal but Tony Parsons has managed to weave the brutality into a truly brilliant story” (<i>Bestselling Crime Thrillers</i>)<br><br> “<b>It's a brilliant crime novel</b>, a thrilling procedural. Max Wolfe is a wonderfully endearing character, smart and tough and vulnerable, and with Scout (and Stan too) Tony has created so much warmth and tenderness, in a world, a genre, so often devoid of it. His research is wide, deep, impeccable - from forensics to the psychology, procedure to protocol. And boy does he know how to create <b>suspense, and convincing plot lines,</b> which snake and weave, and surprise right until the very end. This is a complex, shocking, very contemporary story, told with utter conviction and authority. <b>I was hooked from page one.</b> Crime writing has a brilliant new star” (Henry Sutton)<br><br> “Sometimes, rarely, you know from the first chapter or so of a novel that <b>you're in the hands of a master story teller.</b> In the case of Tony Parsons…we know this within the first few pages. A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling (and wrenching) portraits of the characters, good and evil, conspire to make this <b>a must-read"</b> (Jeffery Deaver)<br><br> “<b>Superbly crafted crime</b> drama that grips from start to finish” (<i>The Sunday Post</i>)<br><br> “<b>Fast paced and gripping</b>” (<i>The Scotsman</i>)<br><br> ‘[Tony Parsons'] writing pedigree is first class. It shows in this <b>terrific thriller</b>, and Max Wolfe is a class act, a brilliant character that has to feature again ... <b>Absolutely stunning</b>!’ (<i>Books Monthly</i>)</p>
<p>“Tony Parsons puts you <b>right there</b> in every scene he writes. I love that kind of storytelling and I’m a <b>D.C. Max Wolfe</b> fan.” – James Patterson<br><br><br> <b>A band of vigilante executioners roam London's hot summer nights, abducting evil men and hanging them by the neck until dead.</b><br><br> As the bodies pile up and riots explode across the sweltering city, <b>DC Max Wolfe</b> hunts a gang of killers who many believe to be heroes.<br><br> <b>And discovers that the lust for revenge starts very close to home ... </b><br><br><b><u>Praise for</u></b> <b><i><u>The Hanging Club</u></i></b><br><br> “<b>This is Parson’s best crime novel</b> so far and underlines his exceptional talent” (<i>Daily Mail</i>)<br> "I've long been a fan of Tony Parson's writing…<b>This is brilliant stuff</b>" (Peter James)<br><br> "<b>Spectacula</b>r! Tense and human, fast and authentic" (Lee Child)<br><br> ‘Has all the ingredients and more: great plotting, great characters and at least two <b>eye-widening twists</b> I didn't see coming.’ (Sophie Hannah)<br><br> "If you haven’t already become a fan, the third outing for Max Wolfe is <b>the perfect introduction</b> to the London underworld that Tony Parsons has so vividly created…Wolfe’s cases couldn’t feel more <b>of-the-minute</b>" (<i>GQ</i>)<br><br> “A <b>gripping</b> page-turning book that will demand your full attention” (<i>Irish Examiner</i>)<br><br> “<b>Fast paced</b> and gripping” (<i>Best Special Series</i>)<br><br> “Parsons had me <b>gripped from the first chapter to the last sentence</b>” (<i>Irish independent</i>)<br> “<b>A cleverly plotted page-turner</b>, with touches of Cracker and Nordic Noir, all soaked in the atmosphere of London’s murky back-streets” (<i>CSMA Club Life magazine</i>)<br><br><br> <b><u>Praise for Tony Parsons…</u></b><br><br> “It’s all as <b>addictive</b> as your favourite boxset…it contains more twists than a contortionist caught in a tornado” (<i>The Shortlist</i>)<br><br> "Told with clarity and insight ... <b>Confirms Parsons has earned a place at the very pinnacle of British crime writing</b>" (<i>Daily Mail</i>)<br><br> “<b>Tense</b>…with a dose of dry wit” (<i>The Daily Express</i>)<br><br> “A <b>taut </b>always engaging thriller” (<i>The Sun</i>)<br><br> “I put my life on hold while I was reading because <b>I couldn't tear myself away from the gripping story</b>... It's complicated, brutal but Tony Parsons has managed to weave the brutality into a truly brilliant story” (<i>Bestselling Crime Thrillers</i>)<br><br> “<b>It's a brilliant crime novel</b>, a thrilling procedural. Max Wolfe is a wonderfully endearing character, smart and tough and vulnerable, and with Scout (and Stan too) Tony has created so much warmth and tenderness, in a world, a genre, so often devoid of it. His research is wide, deep, impeccable - from forensics to the psychology, procedure to protocol. And boy does he know how to create <b>suspense, and convincing plot lines,</b> which snake and weave, and surprise right until the very end. This is a complex, shocking, very contemporary story, told with utter conviction and authority. <b>I was hooked from page one.</b> Crime writing has a brilliant new star” (Henry Sutton)<br><br> “Sometimes, rarely, you know from the first chapter or so of a novel that <b>you're in the hands of a master story teller.</b> In the case of Tony Parsons…we know this within the first few pages. A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling (and wrenching) portraits of the characters, good and evil, conspire to make this <b>a must-read"</b> (Jeffery Deaver)<br><br> “<b>Superbly crafted crime</b> drama that grips from start to finish” (<i>The Sunday Post</i>)<br><br> “<b>Fast paced and gripping</b>” (<i>The Scotsman</i>)<br><br> ‘[Tony Parsons'] writing pedigree is first class. It shows in this <b>terrific thriller</b>, and Max Wolfe is a class act, a brilliant character that has to feature again ... <b>Absolutely stunning</b>!’ (<i>Books Monthly</i>)</p>