Profile for adammaxwell

Biography

Adam Maxwell was born in 1976 and spends a great deal of his time alone in the attic cultivating a fear of crowds. He has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Northumbria University and lives in the wilds of Northumberland.
Sometimes he throws things at passers-by.

Books Published (6 books)

The Defective Detective : The Curious Case of the Kilchester Courier

by Adam Maxwell

Chasing a parcel delivered to a neighbour, Clint is sucked into a remarkably civilised but mildly deranged crime scene. There he encounters almost-blackmail, not-actually prostitution, probable-sex scandals,...

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dark comedy

short story

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Chills, Kills & Snowflakes

by Adam Maxwell

Four tales of terror to send icy chills through your blood. These stories will scare you senseless this winter season. When banker Alec takes shelter from a snow storm in a peculiar old shop, the shopkeeper...

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short stories

christmas stories

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The Defective Detective : Cat Chaser

by Adam Maxwell

It's the first case for Clint, probably the world's only narcoleptic detective, and everything should be going really well. To be brutal, it probably would be going a lot better if he'd managed to stay awake...

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defective detective

dark comedy

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The Defective Detective : Murder on the Links

by Adam Maxwell

Clint had woken up in some strange places in his time. Narcolepsy is like that. But even he had never woken up on a golf course next to a dead body. Until today. When one of his friends reveals himself to be...

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defective detective

short story

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The Night Before The Christmas Before I Was Married & other festive tales

by Adam Maxwell

Charles Dickens has dominated the Christmas short story market for too long and he's so bloody depressing... wouldn't you rather read something that was funny, had comedy misunderstandings, people accidentally...

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christmas stories

christmas short stories

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Dial M For Monkey

by Adam Maxwell

Adam Maxwell's first collection of short stories is inventive, funny, dark, and hugely entertaining. Effortlessly fusing pop culture, gunplay, and simians, Dial M For Monkey contains a vibrant mixture of short...