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ⓘ About Max Hennessy
He also worked as an airman, a sailor, travel courier, a history teacher, a journalist, and cartoonist. During the Second World War he served with two navies and two air forces. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Harris, of the Stag Inn, Herringthorpe. A product of Rotherham Grammar School and worked for the Rotherham Advertiser from late 1932 or early 1933 as a reporter before he later moved on to the Sheffield Telegraph. Harris, once he turned to writing full time, created a sequence of crime novels around Chief Inspector Pel, the quirky fictional character. As a master of his genre, his writing is just as timeless as it is entertaining and versatile. He had two children with Betty Wragg; a son named Max and a daughter named Juliet.
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Who is Max Hennessy?
He also worked as an airman, a sailor, travel courier, a history teacher, a journalist, and cartoonist. During the Second World War he served with two navies and two air forces. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Which Max Hennessy series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Martin Falconer Thrillers series, the earliest of Max Hennessy's multi-book series: it opens with The Fledglings (1971) and runs to 5 books across 1971–1978, ending with The Revolutionaries (1978). Max Hennessy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Max Hennessy written?
Max Hennessy has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1971 and 2022. 25 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Martin Falconer Thrillers series with 5 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Max Hennessy's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Max Hennessy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Martin Falconer Thrillers (1971–1978, 5 books), Captain Kelly Maguire (1977–1979, 3 books) and Goff Family (1980–1982, 3 books), plus 6 more.
How are Max Hennessy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Max Hennessy's 27 books into 9 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Martin Falconer Thrillers (5 books, 1971–1978); Captain Kelly Maguire (3 books, 1977–1979); Goff Family (3 books, 1980–1982); The RAF Trilogy (3 books, 1982–1984); The Shadows of War Collection (3 books, 2022), plus 4 further series.