The Moving Finger

The Moving Finger : Level 5, B2+

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:

Audio 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

Lymstock is a small town with lots of secrets. Recently several people in the town have received anonymous hate-mail. When Mrs Symmington receives one of the letters and then dies in mysterious circumstances, the people of the town no longer know whom they can trust.

Who is writing the letters? And why? Miss Marple helps solve the mystery.

  • Format: Paperback | 128 pages
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 9mm | 100g
  • Publication date: 12 Apr 2012
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint: Collins
  • Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN10: 0007451636
  • ISBN13: 9780007451630
  • Bestsellers rank: 405,040

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The Moving Finger
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Pages: 217
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Categories: Detective and mystery stories
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The Moving Finger
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The Moving Finger
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Pages: 253
Authors: E. Philipps Oppenheim
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-23 - Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

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The Moving Finger
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Cortland Fitzsimmons
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-01 - Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

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Agatha Christie's Complete Secret Notebooks: Stories and Secrets of Murder in the Making
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: John Curran
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
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Towards Zero
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Agatha Christie
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-10 - Publisher: Harper Collins

One of Agatha Christie’s own ten favorite novels, Towards Zero puts Superintendent Battle and Inspector Leach on the case as they investigate the murder of an
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Agatha Christie
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-05 - Publisher: Harper Collins

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid inves
Nemesis
Language: en
Pages: 12
Authors: Agatha Christie
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: HarperCollins UK

In Utter Disbelief Miss Marple Read The Letter Addressed To Her From The Recently Deceased Mr Rafiel An Acquaintance She Had Met Briefly On Her Travels. Recogni
Strange Jest: A Miss Marple Short Story
Language: en
Pages: 27
Authors: Agatha Christie
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-01 - Publisher: HarperCollins UK

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.
The Body in the Library
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Agatha Christie
Categories: Detective and mystery stories
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-10 - Publisher: Turtleback Books

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