Synopses & Reviews
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect José - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save José and find the real criminals. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
Review
'What distinguishes the series from all the others is the zest and freshness of the text. Where the emphasis in other series is on plain and straightforward language, Cambridge English Reading texts typically use very modern expressions and the dialogue is faster moving. This has an impact on the quality of the audio cassettes, which make for very enjoyable listening.' David R. Hill, Survey Review: Readers, ELT Journal
Review
'It was only a matter of time before a major ELT publisher set out to challenge the market dominance of Penguin Classics in the area of readers ... CUP have hit back admirably. With something for everyone in your classes, this series is well worth investing in. In fact, it's going to be a difficult act to follow by other publishers.' IATEFL Issues
Review
'The series breaks new ground in two respects. The first is the light and informal style of writing. It is notoriously difficult to write fluent prose using restricted lexis and syntax. Part of the secret is to use word and grammar lists flexibly; but it requires flair and a good ear to produce prose and dialogue that read so well and give such a genuine flavour of modern idiom.' English Teaching Professional
Review
'These were a very good read: exciting fast-moving stories at all levels, and a good mixture of subjects. Most touched on up-to-date themes, such as corruption, refugees, psychology, hunger, feminism, or ecology without being prosy, or moralising.' BaNina Vivanco, SATEFL Newsletter Vol 19 No 3
Review
'This is a well presented, authentic looking series of readers that students should enjoy. They are graded into five levels, and the accompanying cassette will be useful, especially for pronunciation - audio versions are very popular with students.' Josephine Caruana, Network News, Issue 34
Synopsis
Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect Jos - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save Jos and find the real criminals. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
Synopsis
Cambridge English Readers is an award-winning series of original fiction readers for learners of English, offering exciting reading from Starter to Advanced levels. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect Jos - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save Jos and find the real criminals. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
Synopsis
Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes. New York. Springtime. A body is found in the trunk of a car. Business gets personal for Private Investigator Nathan Marley when a cousin of Stella, his assistant, is arrested for the murder. Then four more bodies are washed up on a beach. Are the deaths connected? And what has Stella's cousin got to do with it?
Synopsis
Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes. New York. Springtime. A body is found in the trunk of a car. Business gets personal for Private Investigator Nathan Marley when a cousin of Stella, his assistant, is arrested for the murder.
Synopsis
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect Jose - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save Jose and find the real criminals. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.
Table of Contents
1. New York in the spring; 2. Metropolitan Hospital; 3. Jones Beach; 4. East Harlem; 5. A matter of life or death; 6. The Odessa Steps; 7. Evidence; 8. Mrs. Romanov; 9. Victor Kamenev; 10. Witness; 11. Progress; 12. Wreck on Jones Beach; 13. A message from Mossolov; 14. Memories; 15. Closing the net; 16. Face to face.