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

Christmas is the time for overcooked turkey and excessive decorations. Not murder!

But murder’s certainly on the Christmas cards for Peter Maxwell when a woman plummets from a car park roof. That same day a secretary enters her boss’s office and finds him disembowelled at his desk.

Nothing appears to link the victims. But could there be a connection with the arrival of the new History teacher? He seems to know a suspicious amount about the residents of Leighford and their shady pasts.

Can Maxwell solve the mystery before this ghost of Christmas past strikes again?

Please note: This was previously published as Maxwell’s Crossing

If you love Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Richard Coles, Fiona Leitch, Mary Grand, Simon Brett, Janice Hallett, M.C. Beaton or Agatha Christie, prepare to be hooked by this character-driven thrilling mystery!