With girlfriend DS Jacquie Carpenter back at work and little baby Nolan rapidly growing into a feisty toddler, Peter Mad Max Maxwell, Head of Sixth Form at Leighford High, decides to hire an au pair. The exotic Juanita Reyes hails from the sun-drenched isle of Menorca, and whilst the good old British weather can't hold a candle to the Menorcan sun, Juanita doesn't appear to mind a bit. She seems perfectly happy in the sleepy little seaside town, doting on baby Nolan and working hard to improve her English. Then one afternoon Max returns home to find Nolan gurgling happily in his cot, but sees no sign of his au pair; the lovely Juanita has disappeared into thin air. Meanwhile, two ramblers are surprised and more than a little disturbed when Patches the border Collie digs up an arm, which presumably belongs to a body, on Dead Man's Point the lonely cliff top rising high over the sea. Now, Mad Max is no stranger to murder inquiries and, as always when violent death is in the vicinity, his nose starts a-twitching, just itching to be poked into all the places it shouldn t. And, much to DCI Henry Hall's annoyance, the past has proved more than once that Max has a talent for sniffing out killers. But with a missing au pair to search for, and a creepy gardener, troublesome teenagers and reports of a randy rambler to investigate not to mention a young baby to look after has Max taken on more than he can handle this time?
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'Trow's skill at spinning mysteries a twist further then expected keeps him at the top of the form.' Sunday Telegraph 'An impressive mix of humour, sadness and suspense, this is gripping to the very end. Mail on Sunday
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M. J. Trow is a full-time teacher of history who has been doubling as a crime writer for seventeen years. He lives on the Isle of Wight with his wife and son. He is the author of the Inspector Sholto Lestrade series and various non-fiction books.
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I've read nearly all the Mad Max books, and enjoyed them very much. I've also read most of the LeStrade books by Mr. Trow. He's a good writer, and he puts in a lot of puns and word jokes in his books, which I enjoy.
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Peter Maxwell, Henry Hall, Leighford High, Dead Man's Point, Jacquie Carpenter, Jim Astley, Benny Palister, Gerald Henderson, Fiona Henderson, Sheila Kindling, The Dam, Mad Max, Chester Harris, Head of Sixth Form, Chief Inspector, George Bronson, Juanita Reyes, Dierdre Lessing, Geoff Hare, Southern Comfort, West Sussex, Rodrigo Mendoza, Woman Policeman, Bernard Ryan, Levington Agency Browse Sample Pages:
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Peter Maxwell, Henry Hall, Leighford High, Dead Man's Point, Jacquie Carpenter, Jim Astley, Benny Palister, Gerald Henderson, Fiona Henderson, Sheila Kindling, The Dam, Mad Max, Chester Harris, Head of Sixth Form, Chief Inspector, George Bronson, Juanita Reyes, Dierdre Lessing, Geoff Hare, Southern Comfort, West Sussex, Rodrigo Mendoza, Woman Policeman, Bernard Ryan, Levington Agency Browse Sample Pages:
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