MAXWELL'S REALITY

<p><strong>An unputdownable cozy mystery with a touch of wry English humour.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>'Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.'</strong> <em>The</em> <em>Sunday Times</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Meet Peter Maxwell: film buff golden-hearted cynic bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth.</strong></p><p></p><p>A reality TV crew descends on Leighford High . . . and Head of Sixth Form Peter Maxwell braces for disaster - but not murder.</p><p></p><p>The cameras pry into every corner of the school exposing secrets better left buried. But when a member of the TV crew is found stabbed to death in the headteacher's office it's clear the real drama has only just begun.</p><p></p><p>Then a second crew member is found sprawled in Maxwell's office. Murdered with the same knife.</p><p></p><p>As Maxwell unravels the truth he finds himself facing a chilling reality: <strong>the murderer is still watching still waiting and ready to kill again.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>If you love<em> </em>Faith Martin Richard Osman the Reverend Richard Coles Fiona Leitch Sarah Yarwood-Lovett Simon Brett Janice Hallett M.C. Beaton or Agatha Christie prepare to be hooked by this delightful character-driven mystery!</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Maxwell's Reality</em>:</strong></p><p></p><p>????? '<strong>Multiple twists and a cleverly woven plot</strong> the story keeps you engaged and guessing throughout.'</p><p></p><p>????? 'An absolute delight. The <strong>characters are simply brilliant</strong> I didn't guess the killer and <strong>I loved every second</strong>.'</p><p></p><p>????? 'What<strong> a fun cozy mystery</strong>.'</p><p></p><p>????? '<strong>A cast of eccentric and eclectic characters</strong> and a frothy plot <strong>bursting with dry wit and outright humour</strong>.'</p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meet Peter Maxwell</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>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 solving crimes the police are unable to crack.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Setting</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>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.</span></p>