MAXWELL’S MASK a thrilling murder mystery with plenty of twists (Schoolmaster Murder Mysteries Book 11)

‘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 not a fan of musicals to say the least. So, he is unimpressed to be supervising Leighford High’s upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors.

A horror it will be. But not just for Maxwell.

Rehearsals are brought to a shuddering halt when a carelessly-placed ladder topples on top of a crew member — with fatal consequences.

Then a second body is discovered crumpled at the foot of a flight of stairs. The police dismiss the deaths as accidents. Maxwell is not convinced.

But in going off script on his own investigation, Maxwell is thrust into the spotlight — and directly into the sights of a killer . . .

If you loveFaith 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 Mask:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Excellent plot, witty, sensitive and M.J. Trow at his superb best . . . If you read anything read this!’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Five stars.’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Excellent.’

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!