Imagined crossover · Police detectives
What if Max Wolfe met Tom Thorne?
Two London detectives, two very different beats. Both are dedicated, morally serious detectives with strong ties to the people around them.
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The pair
Max WolfeDetective Constable in Homicide and Serious Crime at West End Central, and a single fatherBy Tony Parsons · Max Wolfe · first in The Murder Bag
Chemistry7/10
Friction6/10
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Where and when
London
The 2010s
The story
- How they might meet
- A killer working across the city links a case at West End Central with one in north London.
- Why they would work
- Both are dedicated, morally serious detectives with strong ties to the people around them.
- What each brings
- Wolfe brings energy and a knowledge of central London’s streets; Thorne brings dark experience and a gift for pursuing killers others underestimate.
- Where they would clash
- Thorne’s habit of going it alone would test Wolfe’s sense of teamwork, and both would want the last word.
Strengths compared
Max Wolfe Tom Thorne
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The Murder BagTony Parsons · 2014 · Max Wolfe's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- SleepyheadMark Billingham · 2001 · Tom Thorne's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
