Alan Battersby

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. It's Christmas in New York and Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a rich attractive woman to reclaim a briefcase of jewellery from a locker at Grand Central station. Marley is right not to trust the woman and soon finds himself involved in a case of criminal activity involving fraud, computer hacking and kidnap. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder. Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time Marley embarks on a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. New York private investigator Nat Marley meets a stranger who is celebrating his release from prison after a ten-year sentence. The man wants to trace an old friend and reclaim the money which the friend is holding for him. Finding the 'friend' turns out to be relatively easy, but getting hold of the money is quite another matter. This paperback contains an Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.

En el Manhattan invernal, el detective privado Nat Marley obtiene un encargo. Después de la muerte de una persona, el asunto se pone serio y Nat tiene entre sus manos un caso poco habitual.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. One day in the fall a woman calls at the New York office of Nat Marley, licensed private investigator, to ask him to find Patrick, her missing husband. Marley's enquiries take him to the financial district of Wall Street and an investment company whose returns are too good to be true. Then the police find a body in the trunk of a car - Patrick's car. Whose is the body and where is Patrick? Contains a paperback and Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.

This is the first in a series of photocopiable teacher''s resource books. Its simple methodology is designed to get learners trying out different structures before they write anything down, so bridging the gap between passive and active knowledge of grammar. The book contains 32 instant lessons at intermediate level; follow-up grammar homework for every lesson; and full instructions for teachers. Every lesson is designed to be easy to plan and set up and challenging communicative activities involve learners in: working together to sequence stories and letters; reading out matching sentence heads and tails; rephrasing and completing each other''s sentences; and actively listening for word grammar.

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It''s Christmas in New York and Private Investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a rich attractive woman to reclaim a briefcase of jewellery from a locker at Grand Central station. Marley is right not to trust the woman and soon finds himself involved in a case of criminal activity involving fraud, computer hacking and kidnap.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. A story of jealousy, estrangement and murder. Private investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time Marley embarks on a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect Jose - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian-American community. Marley must work quickly to save Jose and find the real criminals.Contains a paperback and 3 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book. Contains adult material that may not be suitable for younger readers.

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect José - a member of his assistant Stella''s family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save Jose and find the real criminals.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. It's Christmas in New York and private investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a rich attractive woman to reclaim a briefcase of jewellery from a locker at Grand Central station. Marley is right not to trust the woman and soon finds himself involved in a case of criminal activity involving fraud, computer hacking and kidnap. Contains a paperback and 3 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.

Ficción original galardonada para estudiantes de inglés. En siete niveles, desde Principiante hasta Avanzado, esta impresionante selección de libros cuidadosamente calificados ofrece una lectura emocionante para las capacidades de cada estudiante. En el nevado Manhattan, un cliente le pide al investigador privado Nat Marley que lo ayude con un problema familiar. Pero despues de que alguien muere, las cosas se ponen serias y Marley tiene un caso inusual entre manos. Como dice su cliente, ''Las serpientes y las drogas no van juntas''. Contiene contenido para adultos. Version en rustica. Tambien disponible con CD de audio que incluye grabaciones de texto completo del libro.Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. In snowy Manhattan a client asks private investigator Nat Marley to help with a family problem. But after someone dies, things turn serious and Marley has an unusual case on his hands. As his client says, ''Snakes and drugs don''t go together.'' Contains adult content.Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD including complete text recordings from the book.

Ficción original galardonada para estudiantes de inglés. En siete niveles, desde Principiante hasta Avanzado, esta impresionante selección de libros cuidadosamente calificados ofrece una lectura emocionante para las capacidades de cada estudiante. El investigador privado de Nueva York, Nat Marley, conoce a un extraño que esta celebrando su liberacion de prision despues de una sentencia de diez años. El hombre quiere localizar a un viejo amigo y reclamar el dinero que el amigo tiene para el. Encontrar al ''amigo'' resulta relativamente facil, pero hacerse con el dinero es otra cosa. Solo version en rustica. Tambien disponible con CD de audio con grabaciones de texto completo del libro.Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. New York private investigator Nat Marley meets a stranger who is celebrating his release from prison after a ten-year sentence. The man wants to trace an old friend and reclaim the money which the friend is holding for him. Finding the ''friend'' turns out to be relatively easy, but getting hold of the money is quite another matter. Paperback only version. Also available with Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student''s capabilities. Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect Jose - a member of his assistant Stella''s family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save Jose and find the real criminals. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.Ficcion original galardonada para estudiantes de ingles. En siete niveles, desde Principiante hasta Avanzado, esta impresionante seleccion de libros cuidadosamente calificados ofrece una lectura emocionante para las capacidades de cada estudiante. El crimen se vuelve personal para el investigador privado de Nueva York, Nathan Marley, mientras intenta demostrar la inocencia del sospechoso de asesinato Jose, un miembro de la familia de su asistente Stella. Mientras los cuerpos no identificados son arrojados a la playa, la busqueda de pruebas lo lleva al corazon de la comunidad ruso-estadounidense de Nueva York. Marley debe trabajar rapido para salvar a Jose y encontrar a los verdaderos criminales. Version en rustica unicamente. Tambien disponible con CD de audio que incluyen grabaciones de texto completo del libro.