Death in the Clouds: Collins English Readers

by Agatha Christie

Overview

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

Hercule Poirot is travelling from France to England by plane. During the journey a passenger is murdered.

Someone on the flight is guilty of the crime - but who could have a motive for killing an elderly lady? And how is it possible that no one saw it happen?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007451609
Publisher:	HarperCollins UK
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Series:	Collins English Readers
Edition description:	None
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

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.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com

What People are Saying About This

Reginald Hill

“As a crime writer I quickly realized that I’d already learned a great deal from Agatha Christie, and even after four decades in the game, I feel I’m still learning.”

Editorial Reviews

A crime puzzle of the first order.

The New York Times

"It will be a very acute reader who does not receive a complete surprise at the end."

Time Magazines Literary Supplement (London)

It will be a very acute reader who does not receive a complete surprise at the end.

Times Literary Supplement (London)

[A] crime puzzle of the first order.

New York Times

As a crime writer I quickly realized that I’d already learned a great deal from Agatha Christie, and even after four decades in the game, I feel I’m still learning.

Reginald Hill

As a crime writer I quickly realized that I’d already learned a great deal from Agatha Christie, and even after four decades in the game, I feel I’m still learning.” %COMM_CONTRIB%Reginald Hill