With impeccable timing Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance on to the English crime stage.
Recently, there had been some strange goings on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn, constant companion to old Mrs Inglethorp, had stormed out of the house muttering something about ?a lot of sharks?. And with her, something indefinable had gone from the atmosphere. Her presence had spelt security; now the air seemed rife with suspicion and impending evil.
Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. The carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners.
An accompanying CD contains the story.
Each reader also includes:
Helpful notes on characters
Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot
A glossary of the more difficult words