The Slaughter Man

De: Tony Parsons

Narrado por: Colin Mace

On New Year’s Day, a wealthy family is found slaughtered inside their exclusive gated community in north London, their youngest child stolen away. The murder weapon is a gun for stunning cattle, leading Detective Max Wolfe to a dusty corner of Scotland Yard’s Black Museum devoted to a killer who thirty years ago was known as the Slaughter Man. But the Slaughter Man is now old and dying. Can he really be back in the game?

©2015 Tony Parsons (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic." (Lee Child on The Murder Bag)

"A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling portraits of the characters, good and evil, conspire to make this a must read." (Jeffrey Deaver on The Murder Bag)

Great series

Hooked on both author & narrator..this is the first series I've ever stuck with. Characters are well developed.

Fine sequel to "The Murder Bag"

Very good series developing here, with multifaceted central character and solid writing. Keeping an eye on Tony Parsons - I expect even better things to come from him. Well worth the credit.

surprise twists

the narrator really brings this story alive. what a powerful story line. I also learned a few things about how body decompose. I'm in agreement with Max I'l choose cremation

Excellent Story, but TRULY Realistic???

Tony Parsons is one hell of a writer. He either does excellent research into a lot of different things like boxing, various ways to die, history of different murders, etc. or he makes it very believable. The narration is also spot on!

I only have two issues - one is somewhat minor and one that I often overlook in books and that is the time between when things happen. Sometimes the timing is simply not possible or unbelievable. The biggest issue I have is that some of things that the detectives do in this book - I HOPE - would never happen. EX: Going back to the Travelers camp without back-up, to confront the killer after the Travelers had already nearly beat the crap out of them. Also, going into a huge mansion with known pedophiles without back-up only a few hours after being released from A&E after the Travelers beating. The injuries the team sustained during that raid would have been taken to court in the U.S. and the head of the unit would have likely been charged with negligence. I don't really think that the UK is that different.

BUT - this will not keep me from loving this author and DC Max Wolfe. DC Max Wolfe is a wonderful character. The stories are well written and well researched. If you like a good, sometimes gory, murder mystery - check this out. You won't be disappointed.

Loved it!!!

Colin Mace's voice is perfect for Max Wolfe. He's absolutely believable as a London Met Detective who's lived life in the job. I'm reading all the series because of his voice. Love it!

Colin Mace Nailed It

The performance can make or break an audio book no matter how good the writing. Colin Mace does Tony Parsons' story justice with an absolutely superb telling of this compelling tale which is at gritty and heartwarming.

Good one

Great narration and another in a series I truly enjoy. Looking forward to the next.

Love this mystery series and narrator.

The casting of Colin Mace as protagonist Wolfe is perfection. The story line is fast paced, sometimes a bit too violent for my taste and Wolfe's endured beatings beg an extra portion of suspense of disbelief, however, it is almost balanced out by Wolfe's humanity, love for his daughter Scout, and their pet dog, Stan. Parsons' plots are unique, and imbued with London historical locations and reference; a fun ride to locale rarely seen by us tourists.
I found it hard to put my earbuds down!

An Improvement

The author has made improvements in the second book of the series and manages to elevate the book to average. The biggest improvement is in the plot: it is much tighter and flows at a better pace. The narrator continues to be the main attraction, and saves the book from mediocrity. The relationship between the main character and his daughter is also a highlight. Sadly, I don't think the book rises above average because of several ridiculous points. Is it necessary to have a cop killed or seriously disabled in each book? Why doesn't the author spend a little time on developing a few more strong characters instead of dropping numerous flimsy characters in just for killing targets? The protagonist also is almost killed in a riot, stabbed in the abdomen, beaten senseless, and buried alive; the sequence of trauma the hero tolerates without any real physical side effects is simply silly. The author could have created a greater emotional impact by cutting back on the action and inserting more realism. The overall experience is like watching "The Fast and The Furious": lots of action with minimal emotional complexity.

Good but slightly disappointment

The beginning of the book was so riveting and ferocious I almost did not get past the new years eve massacre. If you have an aversion to blood those killing are gruesome. I live in Detroit, Michigan. I watch in utter disbelief with the British police/detective stories, Luther, when they walk into hostile situations with nothing but their hands in their pockets.

I know the gun control laws are different but…I am just saying. So it was incredulous that Wolf and company walked into a hostile environment, with their hands in their pockets and that righteous, I am the law attitude. That blew me away. They did not get any sympathy from me. Actually, I was glad since they were so stupid to do it.

If you remove that difference in procedures, based on what side of the Atlantic you live, there were enough twist and turns to keep me engrossed in the book.