{"product_id":"maxwells-reality-a-gripping-british-cozy-mystery-with-plenty-of-twists-9781805730026","title":"Maxwell's Reality: a gripping British cozy mystery with plenty of twists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unputdownable cozy mystery with a touch of wry English humour.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Cleverly conceived and amusingly executed.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Peter Maxwell: film buff, golden-hearted cynic, bow-tied eccentric teacher . . . and reluctant amateur sleuth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reality TV crew descends on Leighford High . . . and Head of Sixth Form Peter Maxwell braces for disaster - but not murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a second crew member is found sprawled in Maxwell's office. Murdered with the same knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Maxwell unravels the truth he finds himself facing a chilling reality: \u003cstrong\u003ethe murderer is still watching, still waiting, and ready to kill again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you love\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eFaith 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!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eMaxwell's Reality\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eMultiple twists and a cleverly woven plot\u003c\/strong\u003e, the story keeps you engaged and guessing throughout.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An absolute delight. The \u003cstrong\u003echaracters are simply brilliant\u003c\/strong\u003e, I didn't guess the killer and \u003cstrong\u003eI loved every second\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What\u003cstrong\u003e a fun cozy mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '\u003cstrong\u003eA cast of eccentric and eclectic characters\u003c\/strong\u003e and a frothy plot \u003cstrong\u003ebursting with dry wit and outright humour\u003c\/strong\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Peter Maxwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Setting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeighford 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10455176\"\u003eM. J. 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