Reading order · 7 books · 2014 to 2025 · Set in London
Max Wolfe Books in Order
Max Wolfe is a detective in the Homicide and Serious Crime unit at West End Central in London, raising his young daughter Scout on his own with their dog Stan. Fast, dark London crime fiction.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2014 to 2025
- First book
- The Murder Bag
- Latest
- Murder for Busy People (2025)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Max Wolfe book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set in London
- 1The Murder Bag2014With Max WolfeDetective Constable Max Wolfe investigates the murders of men who were at the same elite boarding school, killed with an old commando knife.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Slaughter Man2015With Max WolfeA wealthy family is murdered in their home with a weapon used to slaughter cattle, and their youngest son is missing.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Hanging Club2016With Max WolfeA group of vigilantes is hanging criminals and streaming the killings online, and many in London are cheering them on.Buy on Amazon
- 4Die Last2017With Max WolfeTwelve women are found dead in a shipping container in London, and the thirteenth is missing.Buy on Amazon
- 5Girl on Fire2018With Max WolfeA terrorist attack hits a London shopping centre, and Max Wolfe hunts those responsible.Buy on Amazon
- 6#taken2019With Max WolfeA young woman is kidnapped in London, and Max Wolfe races to find her.Buy on Amazon
- 7Murder for Busy People2025With Max WolfeFreed after sixteen years for a deadly armed robbery, Emma Moon plans her revenge, and Max Wolfe, the officer who arrested her, must stop her.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Murder Bag.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Max Wolfe | Scout Wolfe | Stan | Pat Whitestone | Edie Wren | Jackson Rose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Murder Bag | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 2 The Slaughter Man | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 The Hanging Club | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 Die Last | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 5 Girl on Fire | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 6 #taken | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 7 Murder for Busy People | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Max Wolfe books
6 characters from Tony Parsons’s chart, with the number of Max Wolfe books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Max WolfeDetective Constable in Homicide and Serious Crime at West End Central, and a single father | 7 | The Murder Bag 2014 |
| Scout WolfeMax’s daughter | 7 | The Murder Bag 2014 |
| StanThe Wolfes’ Cavalier King Charles spaniel | 7 | The Murder Bag 2014 |
| Pat WhitestoneDetective Chief Inspector and Max’s boss | 6 | The Murder Bag 2014 |
| Edie WrenDetective Constable and Max’s colleague | 5 | The Murder Bag 2014 |
| Jackson RoseMax’s oldest friend | 3 | The Murder Bag 2014 |