Susan Hill Knihy

Pokračování slavného románu Daphne duMaurier Mrtvá a živá začíná právě tam, kde ten končí u požáru v Manderley. Sleduje štěstí proradné paní Danversové, neblahý osud Maxima de Winter a jeho druhé ženy, krásné a osamělé paní de Winterové. Poté, co jeho dědičný dům vyhořel do základů, Maxim se svou ženou, anonymní vypravěčkou Rebečina příběhu, cestovali po cizích krajích. Teprve smrt je přivádí zpět na místo, kde Rebečin duch čeká, aby se je ještě jednou pokusil zničit.

A little boy is snatched at the gate of his home while he waits for his lift to school. But with dead-ends mounting up and time running out, has he taken on a case so complex it threatens to defeat him?'Not all great novelists can write crime crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does it the result is stunning.' Ruth Rendell

Arthur Kipps did not believe in ghosts. Few attend Mrs. Alice Drablow's funeral, and not one blood relative amongst them. There are undertakers with shovels, of course, a local official who would rather be anywhere else, and one Mr. Arthur Kipps, solicitor from London. He is to spend the night in Eel Marsh House, the place where the old recluse died amidst a sinking swamp, a blinding fog and a baleful mystery about which the townsfolk refuse to speak. Young Mr. Kipps expects a boring evening alone sorting out paperwork and searching for Mrs. Drablow's will. But when the high tide pens him in, what he finds -- or rather what finds him -- is something else entirely.

CRIME & MYSTERY. A woman vanishes in the fog up on 'the Hill', an area locally known for its tranquility and peace. The police are not alarmed; people usually disappear for their own reasons. But when a young girl, an old man and even a dog disappear no one can deny that something untoward is happening in this quiet cathedral town. Young policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case, she's new to the job, compassionate, inquisitive, dedicated and needs to know - perhaps too much. She and the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler have the task of unraveling the mystery behind this gruesome sequence of events. From the passages revealing the killer's mind to the final heart-stopping twist, "The Various Haunts of Men" is an astounding and masterly crime debut and is the first in a magnificent series featuring Simon Serrailler.

Each book in the New Longman Literature series provides the complete, original text and a full range of support materials. The study material includes: the writer on writing - a section by or about the writer, exploring the process of writing; an introduction; guidance on keeping a log; a National Curriculum study programme; and a glossary.

"Returning home from a visit to a client late one summer's evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow takes a wrong turning and stumbles across the derelict old White House. Compelled by curiosity, he approaches the door, and, standing before the entrance feels the unmistakable sensation of a small hand creeping into his own, 'as if a child had taken hold of it'. Intrigued by the encounter, he determines to learn more, and discovers that the owner's grandson had drowned tragically many years before. At first unperturbed by the odd experience, Snow begins to be plagued by haunting dreams, panic attacks, and more frequent visits from the small hand which become increasingly threatening and sinister..."--Publisher.

Další případ šéfinspektora Simona Seraillera z anglického městečka Lafferton. Pátrání po osobě, která unesla a pravděpodobně i zavraždila malého chlapce, se zastavilo na mrtvém bodě a začíná být jasné, že k vyřešení případu může napomoci snad jen náhoda. Lafferton žije na povrchu dál poklidným životem, ale napětí mezi lidmi postupně vzrůstá a rodiče žijí v permanentním strachu. Pak přijde zpráva, že v Yorkshiru bylo uneseno další dítě. Podaří se policii tentokrát zasáhnout včas?

A collection of short stories both in the contemporary and traditional style. The book includes suggestions for writing and aims to encourage pupils to consider alternative ways of looking at a play or story. It is intended for class use and for GCSE examinations and coursework.

Tom's mother helps him get rid of his bad dreams one night at a time.