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Welcome to Cambridge English Readers!
Our students learn English to also offer more than enjoyment, confronting contemporary
communicate with the world and issues which will stimulate thought, classroom discussion and
want to read in English about the active language use. Issues addressed include personal identity,
world they live in. Cambridge the existence of other worlds, the impact of civil war, deafness,
English Readers are truly cross-cultural comparisons, and the plight of refugees.
international, with stories set not
The contemporary quality of the series is reflected in the fresh,
only in England and the USA, but
lively language used to tell the stories. This is the English of
in countries on every continent:
today and tomorrow: crisp dialogue, modern idioms, and
Japan, Spain, Greece, Oman,
descriptions so convincing that you believe you are there. And
Poland, Argentina, Hungary,
all specially written by experienced authors to be easily
Sweden, Thailand, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia,
accessible to learners of English.
Switzerland, the Caribbean, Brazil, Finland, Holland, France,
Zambia, India and Mozambique. Happy, easy, enjoyable and stimulating reading, wherever you
are in the world!
The series also reflects different varieties of English by
providing titles written in British English and American English
at each level, accompanied by high quality recordings.
Cambridge English Readers stories are highly entertaining and Philip Prowse
motivate students to want to continue reading. And many titles Series Editor

Level chart
Levels Total Pages Council of ALTE 1 Cambridge TOEIC 3 TOEFL 4 IELTS 5
words Europe ESOL 2 (Paper
test only)
Beginner/ 4,000 32 A1
Elementary Breakthrough Breakthrough 0-220 1

Elementary/Lower- 10,000 48 A2
intermediate Waystage 1 KET 220-320 2

Lower- 15,000 64 B1
intermediate Threshold 2 PET 320-430 0-400 3

Intermediate 20,000 80 B1
Threshold 2 PET 430-550 400-450 4

Upper- 25,000 96 B2
intermediate Vantage 3 FCE 550-650 500-550 5

Advanced 30,000 112 C1

Effective 4 CAE 650-780 550-600 6
Operational

1
Association of Language Testers in Europe 4
Test of English as a Foreign Language
2
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations 5
International English Language Testing System
3
Test of English for International Communication

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High quality
original fiction
Thriller, murder mystery, romance,
comedy, ghost story, science fiction,
human interest, adventure and short
stories: Cambridge English Readers
offer a wide range of genres to satisfy
every taste. The gripping plots and
believable characters will keep
your students turning the pages.

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Your students can listen to their favourite Cambridge English Readers in the
car or on their personal stereo, as well as in the classroom, and feel the
characters come alive. Most stories are available on cassette, and selected
titles from levels 1 and 2 are available as a book with audio CD pack.

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 Cambridge English Readers

Level 1 Murder Mystery

NEW
A train came into the station. The woman turned and
Bad Love
looked at it. The man came and stood behind her. He put Sue Leather
Detective Flick Laine meets handsome Dr Jack
his hand on her back. She turned and looked at him. There Daly at a party in Denver, USA. When Daly calls
was a question on her face. Her mouth and eyes opened later, inviting her to meet him to ‘talk about
wide. He pushed her hard. He heard nothing. Only the something’, she accepts. But before they can
train. The woman fell in front of it. talk, the doctor is found dead in an apparent
case of suicide. Flick is put in charge of the
investigation. How did the doctor die? And
what has love got to do with it?
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American English

Inspector Logan
Richard MacAndrew
A missing woman and a dead body welcome
Inspector Jenny Logan to her new job with
the Edinburgh police. Logan questions the
husband of the dead woman and a local
doctor about the murder, but can she believe
what they say? Then, a piece of jewellery
Reduced sample page from Parallel (level 1) leads Logan to the killer.
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Romance
NEW John Doe
Next Door To Love Antoinette Moses
Margaret Johnson A man is found on the street, and taken to
Stella is curious about her attractive new hospital. He appears unable to tell the doctor
London neighbour, Tony. She gradually gets to who he is, or where he comes from, but has he
know Tony – and also his young daughter, really lost his memory? The man is playing a
Daisy. But Stella and Tony’s growing dangerous game, and really knows a lot more
relationship is threatened when Tony’s ex-wife than he is prepared to say. When he leaves the
makes plans to move away with Daisy. How can hospital, he goes to the house of the nurse who
Tony keep Daisy, and how can Stella keep Tony? looked after him, and events take a very sinister
turn.
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Comedy
Thriller
Help! NEW
Philip Prowse Blood Diamonds
A struggling writer and a computer with a mind Richard MacAndrew
of its own fight for control of the writer’s story Diamonds smuggled from the bloody civil war
and destiny. When Frank Wormold buys a zones of Africa and traded illegally for weapons
computer to help him with his writing, he gets are known as ‘blood diamonds’. London
a lot more help than he wants. The ensuing journalists Harley Kirkpatrick and Annie
battle of wills between himself and the Shepherd sense the scoop of a lifetime when
computer makes Frank realise what the they try to trap a dealer in the diamonds. But
important things in life really are. who is trapping who and are the people
involved what they seem?
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Thriller Human
LevelInterest
2
Don’t Stop Now!
Philip Prowse
A brick smashes the window of a family-run
internet café in central London. A message
comes with it: ‘Don’t Stop Now!’. Matt, a
frequent visitor to the café, offers to help Kate
and her family. But Kate’s father won’t tell Matt
what the message means. What is Kate’s family
secret? And who are the men ready to do
anything to stop Matt finding out?
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Just Like a Movie

Sue Leather
Brad and his girlfriend Gina love the movies
and go every Saturday night. They want to get
married but haven’t got much money. Then one
day, Brad gets an idea from a movie about how
to make a lot of money – an idea that involves
murder. But Brad’s plan doesn’t go quite as he
hoped and he discovers that real life doesn’t Reduced sample page from Different Worlds (level 2)
always have a happy ending.
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Adventure
American English

NEW Apollo’s Gold

Parallel Antoinette Moses
Colin Campbell Liz teaches archaeology in Athens. She works
Max Holland, an assassin for hire, receives a too hard and her doctor tells her she needs to
lucrative offer from a mysterious man. But the take a holiday. So she goes to the beautiful and
man’s instructions are rather strange and Max peaceful Greek island of Sifnos. But the peace
isn’t sure whether to believe him. It is the start does not last long when a local man dies in
of a job that leads Max to a very unusual place – suspicious circumstances. Liz ignores advice not
a world where Max makes a life-changing to get involved and her relaxing holiday
decision. becomes a matter of life and death.
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The Big Picture

Sue Leather Human Interest
The right place at the right time? Photographer
Ken Harada thinks so when he gets a fantastic
photo of a famous sumo star who is visiting
Jojo’s Story
Tokyo. However, it becomes clear that Antoinette Moses
somebody wants that photo badly and will do Jojo is playing in the fields when soldiers come
anything to get it. Life suddenly becomes very and kill everyone in his village. With the help of
dangerous for Ken and when he develops the Chris, a British journalist, and his memories,
photo he realises why. Jojo struggles to come to terms with the loss of
his family and friends. Jojo’s journey across his
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and a decision that will change his life forever.
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Murder Mystery Science Fiction

The Double Bass Mystery Superbird

Jeremy Harmer Brian Tomlinson
Penny Wade travels to Barcelona to perform in A spaceship crashes on a strange planet. The
a concert with her orchestra. But the trip is not only survivor, Mary Mount, is taken prisoner by
quite what she imagined. Her double bass goes an alien civilization. In time she is allowed to
missing and her boyfriend is acting very return to her old planet with some of her new
strangely. One night everyone is woken by friends. But when they arrive back at her home,
screams and the orchestra manager is found the plan seems to have changed. And Mary
dead on the street outside their hotel. Did he doesn’t receive the welcome she expects.
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Thriller
Logan’s Choice
Richard MacAndrew A Picture to Remember
When Edinburgh restaurant owner Alex Sarah Scott-Malden
Maclennan is found dead in his bathroom, Cristina, who works in a art gallery in Buenos
Inspector Jenny Logan is called in to Aires, is waiting at the traffic lights on her
investigate. At first his death looks like an motorbike. She notices two men with a gun in
accident but Logan begins to think it could be the car next to her. Seconds later she is hit by a
murder. Does his wife, his brother-in-law or his taxi, and wakes up in hospital with no memory
friend know more about his death than they of the accident or the two men. However, the
will admit? Logan uncovers the truth about men are afraid of what might happen if her
Alex’s business affairs and personal life, and memory returns and plan to make sure it
devises a plan to catch the killer. never does.
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Romance The Man from Nowhere

NEW Bernard Smith
Different Worlds A plane crashes in the middle of the desert in
Margaret Johnson Oman leaving a pilot and his family hurt and
stranded. The pilot begins a journey across the
Sam is like any other teenage girl except that
desert to get help but collapses from exhaustion.
she was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in love
He is found and taken to a nearby hospital but
and feels happier than ever before. Then one
he is unconscious and no one has any idea who
day Jim’s jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret.
he is or where he has come from. Meanwhile
Sam is left wondering if she really knows Jim at
time is running out for his wife and son who
all. For their love to grow Jim must show her
are waiting in the desert for help to arrive.
that their worlds are not too different.
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NEW
Within High Fences
Penny Hancock
Nancy is a security guard at a detention centre Jojo’s Story
for asylum seekers and refugees who have
come to Britain to escape persecution in their "At last a reader that encourages
own countries. Nancy thinks she has everything: teenagers and young adults to
a comfortable house, nice furniture, a boyfriend
and a beautiful Rolex watch. Then, she falls in reflect on those issues that make our
love with George, an asylum seeker who has world such a difficult place to live in.
nothing, and her world changes completely.
Too polemic? Too politically
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incorrect? Just the sort of thing my
Available August 2004
Argentine students like to discuss!"
Claudia Ferradas Moi, Co-director, T.S.Eliot
Bilingual Studies Centre, Buenos Aires

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 Thriller
Level 3
Double Cross
Comedy Philip Prowse
A politician survives an attempted assassination
The Ironing Man in Stockholm, and secret agent Monika
Colin Campbell Lundgren is instructed to find the people
A young man appears at the door and seems to responsible. As she races across the world,
be the answer to Marina’s wishes. She and her through Finland, England, South Africa and
husband Tom have moved from London to a Mozambique, she encounters a strange football
quiet village, and Marina is bored with her life, team, a rock musician and a madman with
as it seems she does nothing but housework. dreams of world power.
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the ironing, and the ‘ironing man’ appears. Not
only does he help Marina with the housework, NEW
but he also helps Tom realise just how
important Marina is to him.
Eye of the Storm
Mandy Loader
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A hurricane is tearing across the Atlantic from
the west coast of Africa towards America. As
the hurricane passes through the Caribbean, it
Ghost Story destroys everything in its path. In Florida, a
man is out in a fishing boat, unaware of the
How I Met Myself approaching disaster. His daughter, Ikemi, and
David A. Hill her boyfriend must confront the hurricane in a
One icy winter’s evening in Budapest, John desperate attempt to reach her father before
Taylor is on his way home from the office when it’s too late.
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man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at
what he sees: the man is John’s double. The
double rushes away but leaves no footprints in The House by the Sea
the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear
to John that the meeting was no accident and
Patricia Aspinall
that his double has a very important message Carl begins to worry when his wife Linda does
to give him. not arrive for the weekend at their seaside
house in the east of England. When he asks
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appear helpful, but he soon begins to wonder
whether they are hiding information from him
Horror about his missing wife.
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The Beast
Carolyn Walker NEW
Talk in the local pub is of strange deaths of The Lahti File
sheep and rumours of the return of the Richard MacAndrew
legendary Beast of Brynmawr. Susie and Charlie
Hundreds of dead fish, some unexplained deaths
are taking a break from work in London and
and a birdless town. Three newspaper reports
renting a cottage in Brynmawr, where events
from Finland attract interest from the British
grow stranger and stranger until it becomes
secret service. ‘Foreign Executive’ Ian Munro is
clear that it is Susie the beast wants.
sent to Lahti to investigate. But when his first
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! Adult content that someone knows why he is there… and
that they will do anything to protect their secret.
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Murder Mystery ! Adult content

A Puzzle for Logan

Richard MacAndrew
Ronnie Campbell has escaped from prison and
The Ironing Man
Morag Mackenzie has been found murdered.
Seven years ago Morag gave evidence in an
‘While we were reading it we
Edinburgh court that sent Ronnie to prison for hoped we might meet such an
murder. Inspector Logan is not sure this case is ‘ironing man’. This book is simply
as straightforward as it seems. She returns to
the original crime scene in order to find out the gorgeous!’
truth.
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Romance
Level 4
Just Good Friends
Penny Hancock Adventure
It’s Stephany and Max’s first holiday together in
Italy and they are staying at the flat of Nothing but the Truth
Stephany’s friend, Carlos. Max is a little jealous George Kershaw
of Carlos and Carlos’ wife is certainly not happy It is the start of a new school year for teenager
to see Stephany. It becomes clear that there is Hu at an international school in the exciting
more between Stephany and Carlos than just city of Bangkok. She has a problem with one of
friendship and the tension rises between the the teachers and does not know what to do.
two couples. As Max discovers more about Through an adventure in a national park, acting
Stephany’s past, he begins to wonder if he in a musical, and the help of friends, Hu finds
really knows her at all. the courage to tell the truth.
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! Adult content

Two Lives Ghost Story

Helen Naylor
In a small Welsh village Megan and Huw fall in The Lady in White
love. But then a tragic accident changes Huw’s
Colin Campbell
life and he must move abroad. Fifty years later,
Huw and Megan finally meet again. Both their Is it coincidence or is he losing his mind? While
lives have changed and Megan is about to get researching a new programme, John, a
married. Can Huw convince her that their love successful television producer, comes across a
is still strong? story about a ghostly hitch-hiker. Soon he
realises that the story of the Lady in White
0 521 79504 4 0 521 79505 2 bears many similarities to part of his own life.
! Adult content Returning to London from a holiday in Ireland,
John begins to ask himself some uncomfortable
questions.

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NEW
Tales of the Supernatural
Frank Brennan Romance
Six stories about a world we cannot explain.
A film star discovers the dangers of dancing
with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face
Staying Together
with his father’s history. An Irish-American Judith Wilson
family cannot escape someone from the past. Ikuko goes to England to study English,
A woman doesn’t listen to warnings about an promising her boyfriend Hiroshi she will return
old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more to Japan to marry him. However, in Birmingham
and more Japanese. And a killer watches Ikuko discovers a whole new world and falls in
himself die in hospital. love with another overseas student. Ikuko’s
journey across the world not only teaches her
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about different ways of life but also becomes a
voyage of self discovery.
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! Adult content

When Summer Comes

When Summer Comes Helen Naylor
A hot summer and a holiday by the sea:
‘The book ends with a big question Stephen and Anna Martins are escaping their
mark, which is both exciting and stressful lives in London, and taking a holiday
in the south-west of England. They make friends
disturbing. If you are the sort of with a local fisherman, but when Stephen is
person who is keen on romance called back to London for work, Anna is left
mixed with suspense, this is the alone for a few days. And then something
happens which changes their lives forever.
book for you.’
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Carol Lesel, EL Gazette ! Adult content

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Murder Mystery Thriller

But Was it Murder? A Matter of Chance

Jania Barrell David A. Hill
Alex Forley had everything: good looks, money, Paul Morris’s happy life in Italy changes
a beautiful house in London, an attractive when his wife dies suddenly. He develops a
girlfriend and a close group of friends. But now relationship with Sandra, a friend at work, but
he is dead – an apparent case of suicide. everything is not as it seems. How can Sandra
Detective Inspector Rod Eliot isn’t sure Alex afford such an expensive car? And why does
killed himself and he wants the answers to two she keep making mysterious phone calls?
simple questions. Was it murder? And if so, who Soon Paul is involved in international crime
did it? and a thrilling car chase across Europe.
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! Adult content
The Amsterdam Connection
Sue Leather High Life, Low Life
Journalist Kate Jensen is shocked when her Alan Battersby
friend Max is found murdered in Amsterdam. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder.
She goes there to search for her friend’s killer Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by
and starts asking questions at the football club a homeless woman to find her missing son. At
he owned. It soon becomes clear that someone the same time Marley embarks on a strange
doesn’t want her to get any answers and Kate relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The
discovers that football can be a very dangerous poorest and richest of New York are brought
game indeed. together in this thriller from the American
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NEW American English

The University Murders
Richard MacAndrew
An Inspector Logan story
Billy Marr, a local misfit, claims he has Level 5
murdered someone in an Edinburgh park.
Inspector Logan and Sergeant Grant don’t
believe him – Billy has lied many times in the
past about crimes he hasn’t committed. But
Adventure
then a young woman is found dead in the park. NEW
Soon there is another body. Perhaps Billy is not The Sugar Glider
so innocent after all. Rod Neilsen
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to rescue a failed marriage and to spend more
time with his daughter, Judy. But a routine
cargo flight in an old DC4 airplane turns
Short Stories into tragedy when the plane crashes in the
Australian Outback killing the co-pilot. Don
and Judy’s chances of survival seem slim as
The Fruitcake Special and they struggle against sabotage, unscrupulous
other stories businessmen and the inhospitable landscape.
Frank Brennan 0 521 53661 8
Five entertaining stories about the power of
discovery set in countries across the globe. A
perfume made from some very unusual
ingredients becomes more effective than Future Thriller
expected. A remarkable change in a woman’s
life leaves her family to make a decision. The
secret and danger of high intelligence are
Dolphin Music
revealed to a university student. A teacher Antoinette Moses
discovers a way of making time stand still. And It is 2051. CONTROL, the government of
a book tells a young manager more than he Europe, keeps everyone happy in a virtual
wants to know. reality where music made by dolphins gives
exquisite pleasure. When Saul Grant, a writer,
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discovers the truth about the music, the illusion
is shattered. He soon sets out to free the
dolphins but CONTROL is aware of his actions
and will stop him at any cost.
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 Human Interest Short Stories

In the Shadow of the Windows of the Mind

Mountain Frank Brennan
Helen Naylor Five stories about the senses: Arlo hates noise
A tragic love story is uncovered as journalist and has a plan to bring the world silence.
Clare Crowe goes to Switzerland to bring home Gopal uses smell to protect the memory of his
a relative’s body. Clare’s grandfather has been sister. Journalist Kathy uses her blindness to get
found frozen in a glacier, 74 years after a a clear picture of human characters. Daniel has
climbing accident. Clare knows this could make a tongue that earns him a living but could also
an interesting story for her newspaper, but as be his downfall. And Jamie learns to balance
she investigates her grandfather’s last climb, the benefits of Tai Chi in his search for health
she learns that the accident wasn’t so simple as and happiness.
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Thriller
Murder Mystery NEW
NEW A Tangled Web
Emergency Murder Alan Maley
Janet McGiffin Dan Combes is a former MI6 agent living
When the wife of a prominent surgeon dies peacefully in France. After being attacked by a
suddenly in the hospital emergency room of former colleague, he realises his relationship
Mercy Hospital in Milwaukee, USA, Dr Maxine with the British Secret Service has not yet
Cassidy suspects murder. Maxine is determined finished. He believes the attack is linked to his
to find the killer and starts an investigation of roles in Berlin and Central America. But that
her own. However, when someone tries to kill was years ago so why do they want him dead
her, she begins to wonder which of her medical now? Dan returns to England and confronts his
colleagues she can trust. difficult past – a web of lies and deceit that he
knows must end.
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Romance Death in the Dojo

Sue Leather
All I Want Reporter Kate Jensen investigates the death of
Margaret Johnson a karate master in a ‘dojo’, a karate training
Alex is a thirty-year-old art gallery assistant and room in London. Another death quickly follows
hopelessly in love with her boss, Brad. Then, an and Kate finds herself drawn into the mystery.
incident at the gallery means they have to The trail takes her to Japan, back to London,
spend a few days at Brad’s country house. This and back in time to a crime committed over
is Alex’s opportunity to impress but nothing thirty years earlier.
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guest and a Christmas party help Alex to
discover what she really, really wants.
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Alan Battersby
Jungle Love It’s Christmas in New York and Private
Margaret Johnson Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a rich
attractive woman to reclaim a briefcase of
On an adventure holiday in the Caribbean, Lisa
jewellery from a locker at Grand Central
and Jennifer are sharing a room. They are very
station. Marley is right not to trust the woman
different people and do not get on. However,
and soon finds himself involved in a case of
they do have something in common: they are
criminal activity involving fraud, computer
both attracted to Ian. And Ian likes both of
hacking and kidnap.
them. But what about Ian’s girlfriend, Caroline?
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 Level 6 Human Interest

He Knows Too Much

Murder Mystery Alan Maley
An English company executive in India is
Deadly Harvest dismissed after he tries to uncover corruption
Carolyn Walker within his company. He returns to England
Chief Inspector Jane Honeywell is a city where his life falls apart and his marriage
detective who wonders why she has moved to breaks up. He then sets out on a one-man
a sleepy country town – nothing happens in search for the truth behind his dismissal. He
Pilton. But then the rural peace and quiet is turns to the rich mystery and beauty of India
suddenly disturbed by a horrible murder. When and is finally forced to choose between love
Jane starts the dangerous pursuit of the killer, and revenge.
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Romance
Thriller
A Love for Life NEW
Penny Hancock Murder Maker
In Cambridge, Fanella bravely faces the Margaret Johnson
challenge of adopting a child alone after her After being jilted by her lover, Carla is
partner leaves her. Fanella and five-year-old devastated and intends to seek revenge. She
Ellie get off to a rocky start, but Fanella joins a self-help group for people in similar
patiently steers their relationship onto more situations and there she meets three women
solid ground. Meanwhile, her relationship with who have been betrayed or abandoned by their
Rod, Ellie’s teacher and a married man, is a husbands. Carla decides to rehearse her
little more complicated. revenge on these men and starts by buying a
ticket to Cuba.
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NEW
Short Stories This Time it’s Personal
Alan Battersby
Crime becomes personal for New York private
Frozen Pizza and other investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove
slices of life the innocence of murder suspect José – a
Antoinette Moses member of his assistant Stella’s family. As
A collection of stories that offer eight slices of unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach,
life in England today. The themes covered the search for proof takes him into the heart of
include British eating habits, the media, the New York Russian American community.
inner-city problems, immigration, football Marley must work quickly to save José and find
hooliganism, student life, leisure activities, and the real criminals.
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amusing, these stories provide a fascinating American English
picture of the country at the start of a new
century.
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Trumpet Voluntary
Jeremy Harmer
NEW A musician disappears, leaving only a strange
The Way Home e-mail message. Her husband, in a desperate
Sue Leather search to find her, revisits their shared past and
Seven journeys which change lives forever. A has to face up to some unpleasant realities,
New York fashion buyer returns to her English before trying to rebuild his life. His journey of
home. A successful author meets an old friend. discovery takes us across the world to Poland
A reporter travels to an execution. A lorry driver and Rio and deep into the human heart.
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picks up ‘Bruce Lee’. A man’s love for a tram
driver leads him to follow her. And four
strangers meet at a motel for the first and
last time. Deadly Harvest
0 521 54362 2 ! Adult content ‘I read it in one sitting. I couldn’t
Available May 2004 stop … it was thrilling!’
Anna-Katrien, student, Belgium

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Grammar Vocabulary
Grammar in Practice 1 0 521 66576 0
Edited by

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Julian Bamford
Richard R.Day
Grammar in Practice 2 0 521 66566 3
Grammar in Practice 3 0 521 54041 0
40 units of 30 units of
Vocabulary in Practice 1 0 521 01080 2
We recommend the self-study
grammar
self-study
vocabulary
exercises
exercises Vocabulary in Practice 2 0 521 01082 9
following books with Cambridge
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with tests with tests
Vocabulary in Practice 3 0 521 75375 9
Roger Gower Glennis Pye
Cambridge English Readers. Series Editor
Penny Ur
Vocabulary in Practice 4 0 521 75376 7
0 521 01651 7 0 521 56829 3 0 521 66576 0 0 521 01080 2
Available June 2004

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Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge 2004