Mass murderers may not have much by way of careeer skills but Kuroko Koumori seems to have landed her dream job as a hitwoman for the Tokyo police! A license to kill other killers? That&s some serious job satisfaction right there! Meet the Author Yoshimurakana is the creator behind the delightfully twisted Murcielago ...

In order to save Nanami Kuroko has infiltrated the Virginal Rose a group of women who have isolated themselves from the outside world Surrounded by dozens of lovely ladies who have no interest in men Kuroko might end up becoming a permanent member! But could there be a darker side to this group? As Kuroko loses the will to resist her fate may depend on the ninja skills of " Stealth Hinako" About the Author Yoshimurakana is the creator behind the delightfully twisted Murcielago ...

A rich old man has transformed his mansion into a twisted & deadly fun house His goal to make a sport of slaughtering Japan&s criminal population! Can Kuroko Koumori psychotic murderer-turned-hired gun for the police manage to escape? Or will she be taken out by the most perilous of foes—a personal maid with a penchant for dismemberment? Meet the Author Yoshimurakana is the creator behind the delightfully twisted Murcielago ...

A young girl is abducted in the rain & found strangled to death The police completely stumped call ex-mass murderer Kuroko Koumori for help As more & more girls disappear can Kuroko solve the case & take down the perp? About the Author Yoshimurakana is the creator behind the delightfully twisted Murcielago ...

Higaki of the Sakura Pruning Group was forged in the fires of war & fueled by a passion for revolution Now an old man he&s engaged in a life-&-death battle with Kuroko in order to achieve his ultimate goal But is Higaki animated by a desire to conquer Japan or by something more personal? The secrets of the Sakura Pruning Group reach far & wide-even right into Hinako&s past! About the Author Yoshimurakana is the creator behind the delightfully twisted Murcielago ...

Now under Kuroko&s care Rinko has just transferred to Hinako&s school & things are already off to a bad start! A sudden explosion rocks the school & Kuroko is called in to catch the one responsible for the attack But before she can get started the culprit turns herself in voluntarily! Is this girl really the bomber or is there something even more sinister behind the scenes? About the Author Yoshimurakana is the creator behind the delightfully twisted Murcielago ...

The English country house is an iconic setting for some of the greatest British crime fiction Short stories are an important part of this tradition & writers from Agatha Christie to Margery Allingham became famous for the intricate cases which their detectives unravelled in rambling country houses These stories continue to enjoy wide appeal driven partly by nostalgia for a vanished way of life & partly by the pleasure of trying to solve a fiendishly clued puzzle This new collection gathers together stories written over a span of about 65 years during which British society & life in country houses was transformed out of all recognition It

Includes:: fascinating & unfamiliar twists on the classic 'closed circle' plot in which the assorted guests at a country house party become suspects when a crime is committed In the more sinister tales featured here a gloomy mansion set in lonely grounds offers an eerie backdrop for dark deeds as in Arthur Conan Doyle's ' The Copper Beeches' & W W Jacobs' ' The Well' Many distinguished writers are represented in this collection including such great names of the genre as Anthony Berkeley Nicholas Blake & GK Chesterton As with his previous anthologies in the Crime Classics series Martin Edwards has also unearthed hidden gems & forgotten masterpieces among them are a fine send-up of the country house murder ' The Murder at the Towers'; a suspenseful tale by the unaccountably neglected Ethel Lina White; & a story by the little-known Scottish writer JJ Bell

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With the dreaded Family Reunion looming over her head
- & a broken heart to boot
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The sixth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s
- the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime
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Collins brings the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie to English language learners Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time & in any language Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner This book is Level 5 in the Collins ELT Readers series Level 5 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 22000
- 30000 words Each book

Includes:: Full reading of the adapted version available for free online Helpful notes on characters Cultural & historical notes relevant to the plot A glossary of the more difficult words Free online resources for students & teachers atwwwcollinseltcomreaders The plot When Colonel Protheroe is found murdered in the vicar's study it seems that almost everyone in the village of St Mary Mead had a motive to kill him This is the first case for Agatha Christie's legendary female detective Miss Marple She needs to use all her powers of observation & deduction to solve the mystery About Collins ELT Readers Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels Level 1
- elementary (A2) Level 2
- pre-intermediate (A2-B1) Level 3
- intermediate (B1) Level 4
- upper- intermediate (B2) Level 5
- upper-intermediate (B2) Level 6
- advanced (C1) Level 7
- advanced (C2) Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys & benefits from their reading experience









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