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Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. 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 readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the...
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Harkening to Agatha Christie's classic And Then There Were None, this high-tension and ingenious thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them—from Ruth Ware, the New York Times bestselling author who "is turning out to be as ingenious and indefatigable as the Queen of Crime" (The Washington Post).
Lyla is in a bit of a rut....
Lyla is in a bit of a rut....
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Professor Lexie Driscoll is conducting the first meeting of the Golden Age of Mystery book club in her best friend's swanky mansion when another friend is murdered. More members are knocked off as Lexie unravels secret after secret, leading her to believe she's living in Christie's novel, And Then There Were None. Using Miss Marple's knowledge of human nature and Hercule Poirot's cunning, Lexie reveals the murderer.
4) Pain Killer
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Mike thought he was in for the worst pain imaginable when he arrived at the hospital with a kidney stone. Little did he know he was about to be thrust into an even more agonizing situation. When his roommate is murdered in the hospital, Mike soon finds himself the target of a killer. Can he find a way to save himself before it's too late? Pain Killer is a suspenseful mystery that will keep readers on their toes until the last page. If you enjoyed...
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When Patricia McKay decides to investigate the mysterious Shipwreck Bed & Breakfast, she's soon dragged into a sinister tale involving a strange pirate, missing gold... and murder. Embarking on a puzzling case in the remote and stormy Oregon coastal town of Foggy Rocks, Patricia must unravel an evil game of insanity and revenge before she's consumed by a horrible nightmare worse than any folk legend. With the thick fog rolling in to shroud her in...
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In this historical mystery, a retired detective heads to the French Riviera where a dying billionaire plays a twisted game with nine would-be heirs.
At the lush Villa Calypso on the French Riviera, a dying billionaire launches a devious plan: at midnight each day he appoints a new heir to his vast fortune. If he dies within twenty-four hours, that person takes it all. If not, their chance is gone forever.
Yet these are no ordinary beneficiaries,...
7) The Getaway
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One private island. Seven guests. One killer… The perfect holiday. The perfect murder. The perfect beach read. Get away from your problems.Multimillionaire Robert Rathwell and his entourage arrive at their private Greek island. White sand, turquoise water, the perfect place to relax. But this is no ordinary family, and this holiday will be their last. Get away from your life.The next morning, a scream shatters their peaceful world. Someone has been...
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And Then There Were TwoThree friends, one journey. It should have been a quiet weekend. Until one of the girls vanishes. The problem is, it's Lilly and she's the queen of mystery solving. But there's more to her disappearance than they first think. She isn't the first girl to disappear and the last one was never found. Worse than that, it seems that was 10 years ago. Can her friends find her, or will their mini-break end in disaster? And if they fail,...
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The key arrived in a coffin-shaped box with no return address; the body came later. When Luci receives an old key and a ticket to the past, she gets more than she bargained for by way of a corpse, a mysterious family connection, and a nursing home patient with early-stage dementia. As the detective helps her piece together each cryptic clue from tools to gold to peculiar photos, Luci realizes trouble comes to those who dig too deep when death, danger...
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2024.
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"George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years host of This Week and Good Morning America, recounts never-before-told crises that decided the course of history, from the place 12 presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room. No room better defines American power and its role in the world than the White House Situation Room. And yet, none is more shrouded in secrecy...
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Crown
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[2024]
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"A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy...
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Worthy, Hachette Book Group
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2024.
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"Life can be hard, but no matter what challenges you are facing, Pope Francis wants you to know you were created by God for this moment. There is always a way to find joy and to celebrate the wonder of the life we have been given. In this brand-new book, Pope Francis offers fifteen mindsets that allow readers to find hope and meaning in every circumstance. He encourages us to defend and protect the light that shines in us, to believe in the beautiful,...
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Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment LLC
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[2023]-
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Collects Material from Tales of Suspense (1959) #39-83, Tales to Astonish (1959) #82. As the Marvel Age of Comics exploded on the pop-culture scene, super hero after super hero that redefined the genre leaped forth from the imagination of the Marvel Bullpen. Adventurers and innovators, scientists and high-school bookworms, they were amazing men and women with all the failings and foibles of you and me. And there are none that touch both adventurer...