Maxwell's Match

An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery with a touch of wry English humour. ‘Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.’ The Sunday Times Meet Peter widower, film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth. Peter Maxwell is participating in a teacher exchange. He expected a culture shock when swapping his beloved Leighford High for Grimonds private school, but he wasn’t expecting murder! Within a day of stepping through the imposing school gates, one of the housemasters plummets from the school roof. Then another is found floating in the school pond. One death is a tragic accident, but two is clearly murder. Grimonds school is steeped in tradition and dripping with money. But under the impeccable reputation lies a more sinister secret. Everyone knows something. But nobody is saying anything. Now journalists are at the school gate; panicked parents are removing their children and the headmaster is desperate to preserve the reputation of the school — or what’s left of it. This prestigious private school is turning out to be a poisonous playground for a twisted killer. Has Maxwell finally met his match? If you love ** Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Ian Moore, Rob Rinder, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Janice Hallett, M.C. Beaton or Simon Brett, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery! Praise for Maxwell’s ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘ Wonderfully witty. . . A murder mystery that will make you smile’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘ Witty writing, good characters well portrayed, and as always an interesting mystery.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It keeps you guessing to the end with a couple of twists in the tail.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ MJ Trow does it again ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I love the series’ Meet Peter Maxwell Peter Maxwell is a history teacher at Leighford High School. He’s loved by his students and known as ‘Mad Max’ to his friends because of his love of quoting movies. His eccentricities make him a well-known figure in the small seaside town, cycling everywhere on his bike called White Surrey — after Richard III’s horse. When not teaching history, he is building a diorama of the Charge of the Light Brigade in his attic and talking to his cat, Count Metternich, his sounding board and boss, and solves crimes the police are unable to crack. The Setting Leighford is a small seaside town on the South Coast. Its population trebles in the summer as tourists flock to holiday there. Unfortunately for Peter Maxwell some of these characters will end up dead!