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An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery with a touch of wry English humour.
‘Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.’ TheSunday Times
Meet Peter Maxwell: film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth.
Peter Maxwell returns from his year-long sabbatical in America expecting a nasty case of jet lag. Instead, he lands in the middle of a nasty case of murder.
The body of fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Josie Blakemore is discovered on Leighford beach. She’s been strangled.
Then another fourteen-year-old girl is found murdered on the same beach. And a third girl goes missing.
The prime suspect is Bernard Ryan, deputy head of Leighford High. He’s the strictest teacher at the school. But is he a killer?
Determined to prove his colleague’s innocence Maxwell sets out to uncover the truth.
He’s always caught the killer before. But could this be the case that breaks him?
If you loveFaith Martin, Richard Osman, Richard Coles, Fiona Leitch, Mary Grand, Simon Brett, Janice Hallett, M.C. Beaton or Agatha Christie, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery!
Praise for Maxwell’s Return:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant. Maxwell makes the story both amusing and intriguing.’
⭐���⭐⭐�� ‘A cracking good read. Filled with excitement laughter and a small dose of tears . . . I would recommend to anybody who enjoys a whodunit.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Peter Maxwell is my all time favourite . . . Anyone who does not know this series is in for an unbelievable treat.’
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!
Genre: Mystery
‘Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.’ TheSunday Times
Meet Peter Maxwell: film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth.
Peter Maxwell returns from his year-long sabbatical in America expecting a nasty case of jet lag. Instead, he lands in the middle of a nasty case of murder.
The body of fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Josie Blakemore is discovered on Leighford beach. She’s been strangled.
Then another fourteen-year-old girl is found murdered on the same beach. And a third girl goes missing.
The prime suspect is Bernard Ryan, deputy head of Leighford High. He’s the strictest teacher at the school. But is he a killer?
Determined to prove his colleague’s innocence Maxwell sets out to uncover the truth.
He’s always caught the killer before. But could this be the case that breaks him?
If you loveFaith Martin, Richard Osman, Richard Coles, Fiona Leitch, Mary Grand, Simon Brett, Janice Hallett, M.C. Beaton or Agatha Christie, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery!
Praise for Maxwell’s Return:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant. Maxwell makes the story both amusing and intriguing.’
⭐���⭐⭐�� ‘A cracking good read. Filled with excitement laughter and a small dose of tears . . . I would recommend to anybody who enjoys a whodunit.’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Peter Maxwell is my all time favourite . . . Anyone who does not know this series is in for an unbelievable treat.’
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!
Genre: Mystery
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