Level 5 Readers
Death in the Dojo by
Reporter Kate Jensen is investigating the death of a karate master in a "dojo", a karate training room, in London. Another death quickly follows and Jensen finds herself drawn into a mystery that leads her to Japan, and to a crime committed thirty years earlier.
Call Number: F L483d 1999 (Level 5 orange)ISBN: 9780521656214
Dragons' Eggs by
Tendai comes to live in an isolated African village. Tendai is a runner, a dreamer, and a storyteller. When landmines turn his world upside down, he runs, dreams and tells stories to try to deal with a terrible tragedy. A gripping story of victory over man-made evil, and of a young man who never gives up.
Call Number: F N478d 2010 (Level 6 red)ISBN: 9780521179041
Emergency Murder by
When the wife of a well-known surgeon dies suddenly in the emergency room of Mercy Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Maxine Cassidy suspects murder. The police agree, but they suspect her! Maxine is determined to find the killer and starts an investigation of her own. However, when someone tries to kill her, she begins to wonder which of her medical colleagues she can trust.
Call Number: F N1774e 2003 (Level 6 red)ISBN: 0521536626
Jungle Love by
The is was just amazing. I knew instantly that Ian was the one for me. 'You're lovely,' he said. 'Absolutely lovely. But I can't do this. Not until I've broken things off with Caroline. It just wouldn't be fair.' On holiday in the Caribbean, Lisa and Jennifer are both attracted to Ian. And Ian likes both of them. But what about his girlfriend, Caroline? And then there's Pete...
Call Number: F J635j 2002 (Level 6 red)ISBN: 9780521750844
A Tangled Web by
Dan Combes is a former MI6 agent living peacefully in France. After being attacked by a former colleague, he realises his relationship with the British Secret Service has not yet finished. He believes the attack is linked to his roles in Berlin and Central America. But that was over five years ago, so why do they want him dead now? Dan returns to England and faces his difficult past -- a web of lies and deceit.
Call Number: F M294t 2004 (Level 6 red)ISBN: 9780521536646
Windows of the Mind by
Each of these highly entertaining stories centres around one of the five senses. We meet a well-known broadcaster whose blindness is her power, a war hero who hates noise and wants silence, a wine-taster who has an accident, a university lecturer who learns Tai Chi, and a magazine journalist who smell scandal and will do anything for a good story.
Call Number: F B75w 2001 (Level 6 red)ISBN: 9780521750141
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