Biblioteca de la EOI de Oviedo

Título: Crime Story Collection

Autor: Sara Paretsky and others

Editorial: Penguin Active Reading

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: This book narrates seven different murder stories. Reading these, you’re going to be able to answer questions like: why does a person turn into a murderer? What reasons make a person kill someone? What’s the way detectives solve murders? Each story is narrated from a different point of view; through some of them you’re going to learn what a murderer thinks and how he acts, and in others you’re going to see what the detectives do to catch them. Read the book, I’m sure you won’t be able to put it down.

Valoración: 5/5

Iria Sindín Carballal

Título: Murder on the Orient Express

Autor: Agatha Christie

Editorial: Berkley

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: This is an interesting novel about a detective, named Hercules Poirot, who books a passage on the famous Orient Express. He finds himself at the center of a murder investigation. A mysterious man is found murdered in his cabin. Afterwards, Poirot begins to develope a theory about the murder, which he shares with everyone on board. This story keeps the interest until the end. In my opinion, if you like mystery and murder novels, you’ll have a good time. This novel is worth reading!

Valoración: 4/5

Patricia Mejuto López

Título: The Secret of Secco Canyon

Autor: Patricia Matthews

Editorial: Contemporary Books

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: A lot of Native-American artifacts have been turning up on the market. It is suspected that a new Indian cliff dwelling has been discovered and is being looted. Rob Harding is working undercover as a ranch hand in order to identify the culprits. But what seemed to be an easy job begins to get complicated because of strange incidents…
This book is ideal to familiarize yourself with a lot of new vocabulary, expressions and phrasal verbs. Though it is not a book you can read leisurely without using a dictionary. Anyway, once you have started reading this mystery novel you won’t be able to put it down.

Valoración: 4/5

Marta León García

Título: Farewell, My Lovely

Autor: Raymond Chandler

Editorial: Peguin Books

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: Farewell, My Lovely is a famous black novel written in 1940. It tells us the story of a Private detective, Philip Marlow, who witnesses a murder. Marlow knows who the killer is, but the police don’t want to find the murderer and Marlow will get into a lot of trouble while he is looking for the Truth.
It isn’t a very long book and it is entertaining. I‘d recommend it for those people who like detective novels. The book also includes some extra activities and exercises.

Valoración: 4/5

Aurora Barrero López