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  The Ghost of the Mary Celeste

  Valerie Martin

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  In 1872, the American merchant vessel Mary Celeste was discovered adrift off the coast of Spain. Her cargo was intact, but the crew was gone. They were never found. While on a voyage to Africa, an unproven young writer named Arthur Conan Doyle hears of the Mary Celeste and decides to write an outlandish story about what took place. This story causes quite a sensation back in the United States, particularly between sought-after Philadelphia spiritualist medium Violet Petra and a journalist named Phoebe Grant, who is seeking to expose Petra as a fraud. These three elements - a ship found sailing without a crew, a famous writer on the verge of enormous success, and the rise of an unorthodox and heretical religious fervor - converge in unexpected ways.

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  Stately Holmes

  Laurie R. King

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  Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of celebrated novels featuring the unique partnership between Mary Russell and the inimitable Sherlock Holmes. None other than Lee Child, himself no stranger to the bestseller list, has described King's beloved series as "the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today." From the collection Mary Russell's War, the all-new tale "Stately Holmes" delivers the historical detail and narrative sleight of hand that King's many fans have come to expect-all while gifting readers with new insight into previously unexplored aspects of the beloved series.

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  Moni and the Goat Boy

  Johanna Spyri

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  Moni, the goat boy, was a very cheerful young man who loved his job and his flock with all his heart. When young Paula first encounter's Moni's jubilant nature and happy song, she is captivated by his joy and becomes his friend. Moni spends each day up in the mountains with the goats and has a particularly special attachment to a kid named Maggerli. One day, Moni runs into a boy from another village who has discovered a beautiful diamond cross and the boy tells Moni that if he keeps his secret about the gross, he will buy Maggerli for Moni to save her from death. Moni struggles with keeping the deceitful secret, and finally confesses the truth to Paula (the owner of the cross) what has happened. Paula, further touched by Moni's honesty and love for Maggerli, decides to do something that will bring about a happy ending for everyone.

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  A Pocket Full of Rye - B2

  Agatha Christie

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  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 abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English. 
  Rex Fortescue, the boss of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his office, when he suffered a painful and sudden death. When the police checked the victim’s pockets, they found grain. 
  Miss Marple knows one of the servants in Rex Fortescue’s house and comes to help solve the mystery. She soon starts to suspect that she is dealing with a case of crime by rhyme …

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  Eight Ghosts - The English...

  Jeanette Winterson, Mark Haddon,...

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  Rooted in place, slipping between worlds - a rich collection of unnerving ghosts and sinister histories.
  'An impressive line-up of established and emerging names.' The Sunday Times
  'These eerie, unsettling stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.' Daily Express
  Eight authors were given the freedom of their chosen English Heritage site, from medieval castles to a Cold War nuclear bunker. Immersed in the past and chilled by rumours of hauntings, they channelled their darker imaginings into a series of extraordinary new ghost stories.
  'Subtly evocative of human relations loss, grief, or the fear of loneliness.' TLS
  'A satisfying and spooky read.' Sun
  Also includes a gazetteer of English Heritage properties which are said to be haunted.

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  The Jew's Beech Tree

  Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

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  Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's dark tale of an unsolved murder, revenge and the supernatural. When the young Friedrich Mergel goes to work for his uncle, he is quickly drawn into a world of shady business dealings and a ruthless band of wood-thieves. But on the night when Friedrich quarrels with Aaron the Jew, he subsequently disappears, together with his illegitimate cousin John Nobody. Shortly afterwards, Aaron is found murdered. Friedrich's disappearance is considered suspicious - but as time passes, the case and the characters are forgotten. The only thing that remains is a strange Hebrew inscription on the beech-tree where the murder took place. But twenty-eight years later, John Nobody reappears and strange things start to happen.

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