Maxwell's Flame

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An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery with a touch of wry English humour. ‘ Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed .’ Sunday Times ‘Maxwell’s Flame manages to be funny, tragic and puzzling.’ Val McDermid __________________________ Meet Peter Maxwell: widower, film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth. Peter Maxwell didn't want to get mixed up in murder. But when a teacher is battered to death on his training course he can’t help but get involved. The killer knew exactly where the victim would be and when. But everyone on the course has an alibi. No one saw a thing. Then another teacher on the course is murdered in the same brutal way. There is an agenda to these killings. But the killer couldn't know that the second victim was an old flame of Peter Maxwell . . . And Maxwell has a habit of taking things like this personally. If you love Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Ian Moore, Rob Rinder, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Janice Hallett, or Simon Brett, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery! PRAISE FOR MAXWELL’S FLAME : ‘Trow’s skill at spinning mysteries a twist further than expected keeps him at the top of the form.’ Sunday Telegraph ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Another excellent who dunnit. ' Amazon Customer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great book full of humour, Max is a treasure to read about.’ Austin Seven Girl ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A mixture of wry humour and tense thriller. A great read. ’ Mrs L E Davis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The stories are highly entertaining and the wit and compassion of Max makes him an endearing character. ’ Jane 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, while solving 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!