"Agatha Christie taught me two things: that plotting mysteries
was an art, and that a woman detective could be as strong a
character as a male detective."--Charles Todd, New York Times
bestselling author of the Ian Rutledge mysteries and Bess Crawford
mysteries
內容簡介:
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to
English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely
published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has
adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners.
These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language
targeted at upper-intermediate learners CEF level B2. Each reader
includes: * A CD with a reading of the adapted story * Helpful
notes on characters * Cultural and historical notes relevant to the
plot * A glossary of the more difficult words 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 and deduction to solve the mystery.
關於作者:
Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of
Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with
another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most
widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold
only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime
novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels
written under the name of Mary Westmacott.