Maxwell's Match

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?...M.F