Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. For Grace, a ghost in a haunted house, the arrival of a young mother with a baby stirs memories of the man and the child she lost so many years before. But then danger threatens the baby girl and Grace must act decisively.
ISBN: 9780521705851
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The first body is a mystery. She`s young. She`s beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a notebook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. The next body is a warning. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the city streets: a shadowy madman without mercy or apparent motive. The police are sceptical. The mayor won`t listen. And Kat`s chief suspect is one of the city`s most prominent citizens. The final be hers. With the death toll rising, Kat races to expose a deadly conspiracy and the brutal killer at its heart - a killer who will stalk her from the dangerous streets of the inner city to the...
ISBN: 978-0-553-82029-4
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
Ex-security analyst Lisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behavior makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses…
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a Tolstoyan re-invention of the "closed room" murder mystery, Agatha Christie for adults... It`s also a profound investigation into tribal violence in the world of high finance, and a revelation of the dark side of a country normally seen as the very height of propriety... Don`t even think about putting it down." John Burdett
ISBN: 978-1-84724-692-9
Издательство:
Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press)
Дата выхода: март 2011
This is a stunning and powerful contemporary love story, from one of the best storytellers in this century. Lilys life is turned upside down with the disappearance of her flat mate, incredible revelations about her family and a personal discovery, all of which will affect her What if everything you believed about your life was a lie? Meet Lily Quinn. She is broke, struggling to finish college, pay her rent, find love. Adrift in bustling New York City, the most interesting things in Lilys life happen to the people around her. But, Lily loves her aimless life! Until, her best friend and roommate Amy disappears. Thats when Spencer Patrick OMalley, a cynical, past his prime NYPD detective with demons of his own, enters Lilys world. And, a...
ISBN: 978-0-00-711893-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
On a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland quickly tires of the constant bickering between her older brother, Pete, and her recently divorced mother. But when she wanders off by herself, and then tries to catch up by attempting a shortcut, she becomes lost in a wilderness maze full of peril and terror. As night falls, Trisha has only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, and only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fears. For solace she tunes her Walkman to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox baseball games and follows the gritty performances of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when her radio`s reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom...
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet`s disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.
Original / British English A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7805-0
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Lisbeth Salander, the enigmatic, delinquent and dangerous security specialist, assists in the investigation. A genius computer hacker, she tolerates no restrictions placed upon her by individuals, society or the law. "What a cracking novel! I haven`t read such a stunning thriller debut for Brilliantly written and totally gripping" Minette Walters
When Griet becomes a maid in the household of the painter Johannes Vermeer, she thinks she knows her role: housework, laundry and the care of his six children. But as she becomes part of his world and his work, their growing intimacy spreads tension and deception in the ordered household and, as the scandal seeps out, into the town beyond. Girl with a Pearl Earring is a modern classic - an extraordinary novel on the corruption of innocence and the price of genius. "It has a slow, magical current of its own that picks you up and carries you stealthily A beautiful story, lovingly told by a very talented writer"
ISBN: 978-0-00-723216-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2010
In the electrifying follow-up to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, is the focus and fierce heart of the story. Mikael Blomkvist - crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine "Millennium" - has decided to publish a story exposing an extensive sex trafficking, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society, business, and government. On the eve of publication, the two reporters responsible for the story are brutally murdered. But perhaps more shocking for Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander. Now, as Blomkvist - alone in his belief in her innocence - plunges into his own investigation of the slayings,...
ISBN: 978-0-307-47456-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
Gillon - red-haired, intelligent, vulnerable - comes to London to escape from the demands of her wealthy, conventional, socially superior family in Charleston, South Carolina. An art historian, she has a chance meeting with Tilly, whose long-term boyfriend Henry is a wildlife photographer who is finding it hard to commit. Before long Gillon has moved into their flat, replacing Henry`s old mate William, William`s on-off-girlfriend Susie, and a lots of mess and disorganisation. Things are changing, and Tilly finds it difficult to accept that her dreams of settling down with Henry are receding further into the distance, especially when Henry announces that he is going to South Carolina to photograph the abundant wildlife of the area. There,...
ISBN: 978-0-552-77087-3
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. But her uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone from her own deeply dysfunctional family. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to investigate, but he quickly finds himself in over his head. He hires a competent assistant: the gifted and conscience-free computer specialist Lisbeth Salander, and the two unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.
Young Jerry West has a few problems. His uncle Crispin is broke and employs a butler who isn`t all he seems. His other uncle Willoughby is rich but won`t hand over any of his inheritance. And to cap it all, although already engaged, Jerry has just fallen in love with the wonderful Jane Hunnicutt, whom he`s just met on jury service. But she`s an heiress, and that`s a problem too - because even if he can extricate himself from his grasping fiancee, Jerry can` be a gold-digger. Enter "The Girl in Blue" - a Gainsborough miniature which someone has stolen from Uncle Willoughby. Jerry sets out on a mission to find her - and somehow hilariously in the process everything comes right. Формат издания: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-09-951419-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Tie-in edition to the major Columbia Pictures/Sony production starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, directed by David Fincher. The first volume in Stieg Larsson`s phenomenal Millennium Trilogy, with combined sales of over 55 million worldwide. Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet`s disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from...
Книга для чтения на английском языке, уровень B1- Intermediate (1600 слов). "Девочка, которая любила Тома Гордона" - адаптированное произведение известнейшего писателя Стивена Кинга. Роман, в котором практически отсутствуют мистические события. О девочке, которая отстала от родных на прогулке и заблудилась в лесу. Несколько дней она блуждала в лесу, испытывая галлюцинации, но в итоге выбралась к людям.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7294-6
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Original / British English A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6971-3
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: август 2011
The Trial. Lisbeth Salander - outsider and apparent enemy of society - is charged with attempted murder. The state has also ruled that she is mentally unstable, and should be locked away in an institution once again. But she is closely guarded in a hospital, having taken a bullet to the head, so how will she prove her innocence? The Enemy. Pulling the strings of the prosecution is the powerful inner circle of Sapo, the state security police. Determined to protect the secrets and corruption at Sweden`s rotten core, Sapo is not an adversary to take on alone. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets` Nest. Only with the help of Mikael Blomkvist and the journalists at Millennium magazine can Salander avoid the fate that has been decided for her....
ISBN: 978-0-85738-051-7
Издательство:
Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press)
Дата выхода: август 2011
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a Tolstoyan re-invention of the "closed room" murder mystery, Agatha Christie for It`s also a profound investigation into tribal violence in the world of high finance, and a revelation of the dark side of a country normally seen as the very height of Don`t even think about putting it down." John Burdett Формат: 10,5 см x 17,5 см.
Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is ... Show synopsis Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt...
