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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When Viv has a fight with Noah she doesn't think it'll be the last time she sees him But when she gets back from school he's nowhere to be found & there are police cars everywhere lights flashing & sirens blaring Viv is sure Noah's run away to get attention 256 pages Hitchcock Fleur ...

A meditation on music race obsession & how far someone will go to see their vision become real Murder Ballads follows the fall & reinvention of Nate Theodore the dead-broke & deadbeat owner of a failed record label who is on a cross-country drive in the dead of winter with his wife Mary fleeing the wreckage of their business & heading towards the destruction of their marriage But Nate is given an unexpected chance to redeem himself when during an unscheduled detour he "discovers" Donny & Marvell Fontweathers two African-American brothers who play a singular version of doom-laden country blues ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Spoof whodunnit featuring a host of stars playing variations on well-known fictional detectives Reclusive millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites a selection of famous sleuths to his mansion & subjects them all to a number of perilous & puzzling scenarios The guests include Chinese crimefighter Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers) hardboiled detective Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) high society sleuths Dick & Dora Charleston (David Niven & Maggie Smith) & for Agatha Christie fans the Marple & Poirot clones Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester) & Milo Perrier (James Coco) Written by Neil Simon ...

What is the connection between the number 13 & Jack the Ripper? Why was the number 18 crucial in catching Acid Bath murderer John George Haigh? & what is so puzzling about the number 340 in the chilling case of the Zodiac killer? The answers to all these questions & many more are revealed in a unique number-crunching history of the ultimate crime James Moore's Murder by Numbers tells the story of murder through the centuries in an entirely new way through the key digits involved Each entry starts with a number & leads into a different aspect of murder be it a fascinating angle to a case or revealing insights into murder methods punishments & of course the chilling figures behind the most notorious killers from our past From the grizzly death toll of the world's worst serial killer to your own odds of being murdered this guide will appeal to the connoisseur of true crime & the casual reader alike ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When the dead body of a woman is found in the woods near the river feisty homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) & her new partner Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are assigned to the case That&s the premise for MURDER BY NUMBERS a psychological thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE SINGLE WHITE FEMALE) Determined to solve the crime Mayweather follows her hunches & microscopic bits of evidence focusing her investigation on two teens Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt) a brilliant misunderstood nerd & Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling) a smooth talking spoiled rich kid From the beginning the audience knows that this unlikely duo has formed a secret bond that pushes the boundaries of morality & the law in their attempt to commit the perfect murder & experience complete freedom It&s up to Mayweather who buries herself in her work in an attempt to forget her own tormented past & Kennedy a transfer from Vice who is working his first homicide case to ignore the stereotypical profiles & see past the obvious in order to solve the crime Slowly but surely the truth comes out as Mayweather works on instinct while battling her own demons & being drawn into the boys& game of cat-&-mouse ...

A classic mystery for the festive season mulled wine mince piesand murder Mordecai Tremaine former tobacconist & perennial lover of romance novels has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame Arriving on Christmas Eve he finds that the revelries are in full flow
- but so too are tensions amongst the assortment of guests Midnight strikes & the party-goers discover that it's not just presents nestling under the treethere's a dead body too A dead body that bears a striking resemblance to Father Christmas With the snow falling & the suspicions flying it's up to Mordecai to sniff out the culprit
- & prevent someone else from getting murder for Christmas ' Kept guessing to the end I am left wondering why it has taken so long to discover Francis Duncan With some 20 crime novels to his credit a relaunch seems long overdue' Daily Mail' Who can resist a seasonal whodunnit? This is a bah-humbug's ideal read' Lady' The book nods towards Agatha Christie but retains a crackling atmosphere of dread & horror that will chill the heart however warm your fireside' Metro 'A wonderfully cosy read & a great way to while away a winter's evening' Nudge' This is a golden age murder mystery that'll certainly appeal to lovers of Agatha Christie
- or anyone who enjoys a good old-fashioned whodunit This is a book that could be read at any time of year but would certainly make perfect festive reading It has humour excellent characterisation & a gentle tone that would sit well following the after-Queen's Speech nap'crimefictionlover


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The next hand he deals you may be your last A serial killer is loose on the streets of Manhattan His victims appear to be total strangers The only clue that links the crimes is the playing card left behind at each scene that hints at the next target The killer known in the tabloids as The Dealer is baiting cops into a deadly guessing game that has the city increasingly on edge Elizabeth Needham the tenacious cop in charge of the case turns to an unlikely ally
- Dylan Reinhart a brilliant professor whose book turned up in connection with the murders As the public frenzy over The Dealer reaches a fever pitch Dylan & Elizabeth must connect the clues to discover what the victims have in common
- before The Dealer runs through his entire deck

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The next hand he deals you may be your last A serial killer is loose on the streets of Manhattan His victims appear to be total strangers The only clue that links the crimes is the playing card left behind at each scene that hints at the next target The killer known in the tabloids as The Dealer is baiting cops into a deadly guessing game that has the city increasingly on edge Elizabeth Needham the tenacious cop in charge of the case turns to an unlikely ally
- Dylan Reinhart a brilliant professor whose book turned up in connection with the murders As the public frenzy over The Dealer reaches a fever pitch Dylan & Elizabeth must connect the clues to discover what the victims have in common
- before The Dealer runs through his entire deck

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