Llibre: Deadheads

Títol: Deadheads

Autor: Hill, Reginald

Editorial: Oxford Universirty Press

Col·lecció: Oxford Bookworms

Idioma: Anglès

Nivell: C1

Snopsis: 

An English rose garden on a summer's day. A small boy watches with interest as his great-aunt cuts the deadheads off the rosebushes with a sharp knife. What could be more peaceful, more harmless?

Young Patrick grows up to be a calm, pleasant man, with a good job, a wife and two children, and the best rose garden for miles around. When somebody tells the police that Patrick Aldermann is killing people, Chief Superintendent Dalziel thinks it's probably all nonsense. But Inspector Pascoe is not so sure...

Llibre: The woman in white

Títol: The woman in white

Autor: Collins, Wilkie

Editorial: Oxford Universirty Press

Col·lecció: Oxford Bookworms

Idioma: Anglès

Nivell: C1

Snopsis: 

The woman in white first appears at night on a lonely heath near London and is next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from, and what is her history? She seems alone and friendless, frightened and confused. And it seems she knows a secret - a secret that could bring ruin and shame to a man who will do anything to keep her silent.

This famous mystery thriller by Wilkie Collins has excitement, suspense, romance, and a plot that twists and turns on every page.

Llibre: Deadlock

Títol: Deadlock

Autor: Paretsky, Sara

Editorial: Oxford Universirty Press

Col·lecció: Oxford Bookworms

Idioma: Anglès

Nivell: 5è

Snopsis: 

People imagine private detectives to be tiredlooking men in raincoats, but Vic is female. She's tough, beautiful, carries a gun - and goes on asking questions until she gets answers.

When her cousin Boom Boom dies in an accident, Vic is naturally upset. She wants to know how and why the accident happened, and she isn't satisfied by the answers she gets. So she goes on asking questions ...and more people start to die.

Llibre: The bride price

Títol: The bride price

Autor: Emecheta, Buchi

Editorial: Oxford Universirty Press

Col·lecció: Oxford Bookworms

Idioma: Anglès

Nivell: 5è

Snopsis: 

When her father dies, Aku-nna and her young brother have no one to look after them. They are welcomed by their uncle because of Aku-nna's 'bride price' - the money that her future husband will pay for her.

In her new, strange home one man is kind to her and teaches her to become a woman. Soon they are in love, although everyone says he is not a suitable husband for her. The more the world tries to separate them, the more they are drawn together - until, finally, something has to break.

Llibre: Jeeves and friends

Títol: Jeeves and friends

Autor: Wodehouse, P.G.

Editorial: Oxford Universirty Press

Col·lecció: Oxford Bookworms

Idioma: Anglès

Nivell: 5è

Snopsis: 

What on earth would Bertie Wooster do without Jeeves, his valet? Jeeves is calm, tactful, resourceful, and has the answer to every problem. Bertie, a pleasant young man but a bit short of brains, turns to Jeeves every time he gets into trouble. And Bertie is always in trouble.

These stories include some of P. G. Wodehouse's famous characters. There are three stories about Bertie and Jeeves, and three about Lord Emsworth, who, like Bertie, is often in trouble, battling with his fierce sister, and his even fiercer Scottish gardener, Angus McAllister...