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Tony Parsons Books in Order

Find every Tony Parsons book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 30 books / 6 series

British author best known for the DC Max Wolfe crime series and his debut novel *Man and Boy*, which won the Book of the Year prize. His books have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Tony Parsons books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Tony Parsons Books in Chronological Order

1978 The Boy Looked at Johnny: The Obituary of Rock and Roll POoNB / 1 Buy
1979 Platinum Logic POoSN / 1 Buy
1987 Limelight Blues POoNB / 2 Buy
1998 Big Mouth Strikes Again POoNB / 3 Buy
1999 Man and Boy POoHSB / 1 Buy
2002 Man and Wife POoHSB / 2 Buy
2004 The Family Way POoSN / 2 Buy
2005 One for My Baby POoSN / 3 Buy
2005 Stories We Could Tell POoSN / 4 Buy
2008 My Favourite Wife POoSN / 5 Buy
2009 Starting Over POoSN / 6 Buy
2010 Men from the Boys POoHSB / 3 Buy
2010 Life, Death and Breakfast POoNB / 4 Buy
2011 Departures POoSSC / 1 Buy
2012 Beyond the Bounty POoSS / 1 Buy
2012 Catching the Sun POoSN / 7 Buy
2013 On Life, Death, & Breakfast POoNB / 5 Buy
2014 The Murder Bag / The Murder Man POoMWB / 1 Buy
2015 Dead Time POoMWB / 2 Buy
2015 The Slaughter Man POoMWB / 3 Buy
2016 Fresh Blood POoMWB / 4 Buy
2016 The Hanging Club POoMWB / 5 Buy
2017 Die Last POoMWB / 6 Buy
2018 Tell Him He's Dead POoMWB / 7 Buy
2018 Girl On Fire POoMWB / 8 Buy
2020 #taken POoMWB / 9 Buy
2021 Your Neighbour’s Wife POoSN / 8 Buy
2022 The People Next Door POoSN / 9 Buy
2023 Who She Was POoSN / 10 Buy
2025 Murder for Busy People POoMWB / 10 Buy

Tony Parsons Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Beyond the Bounty 2012 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1979-2023
01 Platinum Logic 1979 Buy
02 The Family Way 2004 Buy
03 One for My Baby 2005 Buy
04 Stories We Could Tell 2005 Buy
05 My Favourite Wife 2008 Buy
06 Starting Over 2009 Buy
07 Catching the Sun 2012 Buy
08 Your Neighbour’s Wife 2021 Buy
09 The People Next Door 2022 Buy
10 Who She Was 2023 Buy
01 The Boy Looked at Johnny: The Obituary of Rock and Roll 1978 Buy
02 Limelight Blues 1987 Buy
03 Big Mouth Strikes Again 1998 Buy
04 Life, Death and Breakfast 2010 Buy
05 On Life, Death, & Breakfast 2013 Buy
Max Wolfe Books in Reading Order 10 books / 2014-2025
01 The Murder Bag / The Murder Man 2014 Buy
02 Dead Time 2015 Buy
03 The Slaughter Man 2015 Buy
04 Fresh Blood 2016 Buy
05 The Hanging Club 2016 Buy
06 Die Last 2017 Buy
07 Tell Him He's Dead 2018 Buy
08 Girl On Fire 2018 Buy
09 #taken 2020 Buy
10 Murder for Busy People 2025 Buy
01 Departures 2011 Buy
01 Man and Boy 1999 Buy
02 Man and Wife 2002 Buy
03 Men from the Boys 2010 Buy

Where to start with Tony Parsons

What is the best order to read Tony Parsons books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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