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 readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 5 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 5 is equivalent to CEF level B2+ with a word count of 22,000 ? 30,000 words.

Each book includes:
? Full reading of the adapted version available for free online
? Helpful notes on characters
? Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot
? A glossary of the more difficult words
? Free online resources for students and teachers at
www.collinselt.com/readers

The plot:
Rex Fortescue, the boss of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his office, when he suffered a painful and sudden death. When the police checked the victim?s pockets, they found grain. Miss Marple knows one of the servants in Rex Fortescue?s house and comes to help solve the mystery. She soon starts to suspect that she is dealing with a case of crime by rhyme.

About Collins ELT Readers

Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:
Level 1 ? elementary (A2)
Level 2 ? pre-intermediate (A2-B1)
Level 3 ? intermediate (B1)
Level 4 ? upper- intermediate (B2)
Level 5 ? upper-intermediate+(B2+)
Level 6 ? advanced (C1)
Level 7 ? advanced + (C2)

Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.