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Maxwell's Revenge

By: M. J. Trow
Narrated by: Peter Wickham
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 The position of Assistant Headteacher has become available at Leighford High, but Peter "Mad Max" Maxwell won't be applying. He has his hands full juggling his beloved Sixth Form, fatherhood and impending marriage. When a member of staff dies after a special lunch for the prospective Assistant Headteachers, Maxwell's hopes for a quiet term, followed by a quiet wedding, are swiftly shattered, as he finds himself embroiled in yet another sinister murder case.

DCI Henry Hall, begrudgingly, has to admit that Maxwell's suspicions of poison may well be correct. The question is, who would want to poison the teachers at Leighford High - and why? Is there an enemy in the ranks? Only Mad Max knows the answer...

©2009 M. J. Trow (P)2009 Soundings Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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What made the experience of listening to Maxwell's Revenge the most enjoyable?

peter wickham performing it. a good balance between funny and serious.

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another good story from m j trow with more of henry hall than in previous books.

obvious who committed the crime or is it?

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I love this series. it's cosy crime and everyday people. the school staff characters are so believable. same in every UK high school.

true to form Maxwell

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Trow's characters come alive, he will have you chuckling over the tragic and humorous by turns. The Mad Max novels keep you guessing to the last page with his skill at spinning mysteries a twist further than expected.

Trow never fails to make you laugh out loud.

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As someone who has worked in schools a lot I find the humor in the Maxwell books to be real 'laugh out loud', They are well narrated with excellent plot development and you never guess the way the plot developing or who dunnit!

I really enjoy the works of MJ Trow

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MJ Trow has written a story with a crime that we all will have heard of at some stage, and it could just as easily be in our community. It was brilliantly read by Peter Wickham. Before the crime can get to gruesome, the humour in the book surfaces and you find yourself smiling if not laughing out loud right in the midst of murder. Great book

Funny and thoughtful

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