Maxwell's Chain

An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery with a touch of wry English humour.

‘Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.’ The Sunday Times

Meet Peter Maxwell: widower, film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth.

Peter Maxwell is looking for any excuse to leave his tedious lesson planning. An accidental photograph of a murder is just the ticket.

The school photographer has inadvertently captured the killing of homeless Lara Kent on Leighford beach.

Then another body is discovered brutally stabbed in the local park. The dead man was one of Maxwell’s former students.

The victims had no connection to each other.

The police don’t know where to start. But when the killer’s attention turns to Leighford High it sets off a shocking chain of events leading directly to Maxwell himself.

The killer has made it personal. And now Maxwell is going to get results.

If you love Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Ian Moore, Rob Rinder, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Janice Hallett, M.C. Beaton or Simon Brett, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery!

PRAISE FOR MAXWELL’S CHAIN :

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Brilliant story . . . what an amazing and loveable character.’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I love these books.’

⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Wonderfully funny.’

⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Best one yet.’

⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Superb crime character with erudite comedy.’

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!