Plenty of twists and turns as Parsons turns to crime

The Murder Bag. By Tony Parsons. Century, €11. Reviewed by Anna Carey.

Tony Parsons: The Murder Bag is full of clichés, but it works. PIcture: Getty

The Murder Bag

**By** Tony Parsons

**Century,** ���11

**Reviewed by** Anna Carey

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Shortly before this book, his first crime novel, was published, Tony Parsons said that his intention had been to write a crime novel “with a heart”. He said that he was a fan of the genre, “but what it tends to lack is the emotional power of a book like [his own novel] Man and Boy”. Of course, many crime ...