Seven rich men met at private school twenty years ago and now one after one is being brutally killed. Detective Max Wolfe is new in the Homicide division of London's West End Central, 27 Savile Row and he and his colleague must find out who is behind the killings and why?

The first time I became acquainted with Max Wolfe was in the short novella Dead Time that is set between this book and the next one; The Slaughter Man. I liked him and his family; daughter Scout and dog Stan immediately. So, when my mother saw a show on the telly where they discussed this book did I remember that I had it and of course, being the good daughter that I am decided to read the book to see if it would be something for my mother to read. Well, that and because I wanted to read it, well mostly because I wanted to read it.

Anyway, this was a real page-turner that in the end turned into my favorite kind of game; how long after midnight can I stay awake and read is it called. I stopped playing this game until around 00:45 am because my eyes started to get wonky. So, I continued next day and could hardly put the book down.
This is a really good book, it's very dark, but so engrossing and I just adore little Scout and Stan. Max is a single father and you get to know why a bit later in the book and let me tell you, the knowledge of why made me really pissed off. I vaguely remember reading something about the situation in the novella, but I really need to read it again now that I have read this book.

The murders are brutal and even I found some parts hard to read and I thought that I was quite used to read about the awful things men to each other, but it seems that there are still parts of me that find some readings hard.

The Murder Bag was a well written and captivating book, full of twists all the way until the end of the book.

I received this copy from the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review! ( )

An easy enjoyable crime drama ( )

I received this book in a draw from the Dead Good Crime Book Group and am so glad I did. The prologue sets the stage for the story. A young girl is gang raped, then killed. Flash forward 20 years and a group of men that went to school together are getting killed. It is easy to see the connection to the rape and murder, but the story that follows is who is killing them and will the original crime ever be discovered. The main character is DC Max Wolf. He is a single father raising his 6 year old daughter Scout and their dog Stan. He is new on the homicide team, but quickly becomes an integral part of the team. He tends to be a maverick and his Chief does not think too highly of him. As the story unravels, they discover corruption at the school and eventually discover who is killing the men. The ending is somewhat of a shocker. I am looking forward to more Max Wolf books. ( )

Pretty good airplane read -good story, interesting protagonist, but wow - this author has issues with women! The female characters are either manipulative and slutty, manly and sexless, cold and castrating, heartless and selfish (his ex wife), or merely sweet old ladies. Seems to me Mr. Parsons needs a touch of therapy!! ( )

Very dark and disturbing for a detective murder mystery. Certainly not sanitized. But the writing is good and the detective's daughter gives him humanity. Fast paced, not really a plot twister, but reasonable development and plenty of murders. I will probably read the next one. ( )