Maxwell's Zoom

Description

An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery with a touch of wry English humour. ‘Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.’ The Sunday Times Meet Peter Maxwell: film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth. Peter Maxwell hates modern technology. He prefers a textbook, a red pen and a classroom. But teaching takes a deadly turn when an online zoom lesson reveals a gruesome double murder. Student Marcus Ancaster’s parents have been bludgeoned to death in their bedroom. The only clue is the sight of a shadowy figure creeping silently away. But with everyone confined indoors, there are no suspects. How could a killer enter the Ancasters’ home unnoticed? Then another body is found in the garden shed — and the case takes a chilling twist. With the streets eerily silent and time running out, Maxwell must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. If you love Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Richard Coles, Fiona Leitch, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Simon Brett, Janice Hallett, M.C. Beaton or Agatha Christie, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery! Praise for Maxwell’s Zoom : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Love this book .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What can I say, another brilliant book by M J Trow. Read in one sitting.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Well written, humorous, sad in places. Brilliant read .’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Consistently some of the best books I have ever read .’ 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!