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The French Riviera, 1956. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century and the Cambridge Spies. Bernie is missing his old detective life when his past walks through the door in the shape of Harold Hennig, a former captain in the Nazi security service - the man who, in 1945, was responsible for the deaths of thousands, among them a woman Bernie loved. Hennig now enjoys a lucrative career as a blackmailer. Hennig's target on the Cote d'Azur is a famous resident with a dark past and plenty to hide - the writer, Somerset Maugham. A shared love of bridge draws Bernie to Maugham's magnificent villa, where Maugham tells him of the existence of a very compromising photograph. Taken in 1937, it shows Maugham among a group of naked men beside a swimming pool - one of whom is the infamous spy and homosexual, Guy Burgess, who, with Donald Maclean, has recently defected to Moscow. Hennig has the photograph and is demanding $50,000 for its release. Bernie is reluctant to become Maugham's agent but his former life has made him as vulnerable to blackmail as Maugham himself. Not only that - he has a massive score to settle with Hennig.

A foci nem élet és halál kérdése. Sokkal több annál. Scott Manson, a London City segédedzője ezt a saját bőrén tapasztalja meg, amikor a csapat menedzserét, Joao Zarcót holtan találják egy bajnoki mérkőzés után. Minden jel arra mutat, hogy a zseniális, ám nagypofájú portugált agyonverték. A Premier League öldöklő tempójában azonban nincs idő hosszasan gyászolni, máris készülni kell a következő meccsre. A rendőrség tehetetlen, a klub ukrán tulajdonosa, a kétes hírű vállalkozóból lett milliárdos pedig visszautasíthatatlan ajánlatot tesz Scottnak: ha megtalálja a gyilkost, átveheti a csapat irányítását? A Kieső helyen vérbeli focis könyv valós és kitalált figurákkal, korrupcióval, feledhetetlen cselekkel, védésekkel és gólokkal - és persze sajtóhiénákkal, gyanakvó zsarukkal és csábító rendőrnőkkel.

If you want to write a murder mystery, you have to do some research... In a luxury flat in Monaco, John Houston's supermodel wife lies in bed, a bullet in her skull. Houston is the world's most successful novelist, the playboy head of a literary empire that produces far more books than he could ever actually write. Now the man who has invented hundreds of best-selling killings is wanted for a real murder and on the run from the police, his life transformed into something out of one of his books. And in London, the ghostwriter who is really behind those books has some questions for him too...

Bernhard Günther magánnyomozónak nem osztott jó lapokat a történelem, ám arra még a sokat látott egykori zsaru sincs felkészülve, amivel a náci Németország fővárosában kell szembenéznie. Günther leginkább eltűnt személyek felkutatásához ért, márpedig 1936-ban Berlinben bárkivel könnyen megeshet, hogy nyomtalanul eltűnik. A Berlin Noir-sorozat első részében Bernie-nek egy gyémánt nyakéket kell előkerítenie, és meg kell találnia az ékszer egykori tulajdonosainak, Hermann Six iparmágnás lányának és vejének gyilkosát. Bernie füstös berlini klubokban, a rohamtempóban épülő autópályák mentén sorakozó munkásbarakkokban és az impozáns olimpiai stadion lelátóin próbál a gyilkos nyomára akadni, hogy aztán a náci birodalom legmélyebb bugyraiba alászállva, a dachaui koncentrációs táborban folytassa a hajszát. A Halálos március egy hatalmas tudású, lefegyverző humorú szerző első regénye, amely hátborzongatóan eleven képet fest a náci Németország hétköznapjairól és teszi mindezt a klasszikus hard boiled hagyományait folytatva, Hammett és Chandler legjobb pillanatait idézve.

Berlin, March 1943. The mood in Germany is bleak after their stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Private Investigator Bernie Gunther is at work in the German War Crimes Bureau - weary, cynical but well aware of the value of truth in a world where that's now a rarity. When human remains are found deep in the Katyn Forest, Bernie is sent to investigate. Rumour has it that this mass grave is full of Polish officers murdered by the Russians. For Josef Goebbels, proof of Russian involvement is sure to destroy the Western Alliance, giving Germany a chance to reverse its devastating losses. But supposing the truth is far more damaging to the German cause? It's Bernie Gunther's job to give Goebbels what he needs. But when there's nothing left for Gunther to lose, the compulsion to speak the truth becomes ever stronger...

I za druhé světové války se vraždilo jinak než na masově na frontě. Bernhard Günther je v tomto svém detektivním případu samotným Reinhardem Heydrichem poslán do okupovaného Československa. O víkendu stráveném v zabraném zámečku v panenských Břežanech, jkde se sešly nacistické špičky, je za dveřmi zamčeného pokoje nalezena mrtvola a Bernie musí prokázat, že jeho pověst provtřídního detektiva se zakládá na pravdě. Jinak by si ho nechvalně proslulý protektor podal...

I za druhé světové války se vraždilo jinak než na masově na frontě. Bernhard Günther je v tomto svém detektivním případu samotným Reinhardem Heydrichem poslán do okupovaného Československa. O víkendu stráveném v zabraném zámečku v panenských Břežanech, jkde se sešly nacistické špičky, je za dveřmi zamčeného pokoje nalezena mrtvola a Bernie musí prokázat, že jeho pověst provtřídního detektiva se zakládá na pravdě. Jinak by si ho nechvalně proslulý protektor podal...

September 1941: Reinhard Heydrich is hosting a gathering to celebrate his appointment as Reichsprotector of Czechoslovakia. He has chosen his guests with care. All are high-ranking Party members and each is a suspect in a crime as yet to be committed: the murder of Heydrich himself. Indeed, a murder does occur, but the victim is a young adjutant on Heydrich's staff, found dead in his room, the door and windows bolted from the inside. Anticipating foul play, Heydrich had already ordered Bernie Gunther to Prague. After more than a decade in Berlin's Kripo, Bernie had jumped ship as the Nazis came to power, setting himself up as a private detective. But Heydrich, who managed to subsume Kripo into his own SS operations, has forced Bernie back to police work. Now, searching for the killer, Gunther must pick through the lives of some of the Reich's most odious officials. A perfect locked-room mystery. But because Philip Kerr is a master of the sleight of hand, "Prague Fatale" is also a tense political thriller: a complex tale of spies, partisan terrorists, vicious infighting, and a turncoat traitor situated in the upper reaches of the Third Reich.

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For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. This version also comes with a unique code to access Straightforward Practice Online. The site provides numerous additional; resources for students. Accessed through a unique code in the back of the Student's Book it provides additional practice related to each unit in the Student's Book, an interactive wordlist to help students master vocabulary, wordlists and reference guides for student reference, resources ofr teachers. Teachers will be able to 'link up' with a class to monitor their students' progress. ONLINE PRACTICE - Over 130 online resources including bonus interactive listening, vocabulary, reading, grammar and pronunciation activities to consolidate learning from the print components, CEF Checklists, reading worksheets, video, interactive word lists with pronunciation practice and bespoke practice. GRAMMAR - Clear and uncomplicated grammar explanations present new grammar elements. Students are always supported by the Language Reference pages at the back of their book allowing them to further work on a difficult area and understand the language. VOCABULARY - Difficult and out of context words from the text are presented in the glossary so students are not distracted by these lexical hurdles. READING - Texts are accessible for the relevant level, realistic and from a variety of different sources/contexts. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE - Student's are not expected to learn in a vacuum and their interests and curiosities are met with 'Did you know' sections. CEF/SELF ASSESSMENT - Each unit culminates in a self assessment box so students can check and monitor their own progress and become more independent learners. The checklist is a selection of clear 'can-do' statements and therefore links to the CEF and portfolio elements of the course. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE - This section helps students to deal with common, every-day situations in an English-speaking environment - what we might think of as survival language.

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but the is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points. GRAMMAR - Clear and uncomplicated grammar explanations present new grammar elements. Students are always supported by the Language Reference pages at the back of their book allowing them to further work on a difficult area and understand the language. VOCABULARY - Difficult and out of context words from the text are presented in the glossary so students are not distracted by these lexical hurdles. READING - Texts are accessible for the relevant level, realistic and from a variety of different sources/contexts. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE - Students are not expected to learn in a vacuum and their interests and curiosities are met with 'Did you know' sections. CEF/SELF ASSESSMENT - Each unit culminates in a self assessment box so students can check and monitor their own progress and become more independent learners. The checklist is a selection of clear 'can-do' statements and therefore links to the CEF and portfolio elements of the course. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE - This section helps students to deal with common, every-day situations in an English-speaking environment - what we might think of as survival language.

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. This version also comes with a unique code to access Straightforward Practice Online. The site provides numerous additional; resources for students. Accessed through a unique code in the back of the Student's Book it provides additional practice related to each unit in the Student's Book, an interactive wordlist to help students master vocabulary, wordlists and reference guides for student reference, resources ofr teachers. Teachers will be able to 'link up' with a class to monitor their students' progress. ONLINE PRACTICE - Over 130 online resources including bonus interactive listening, vocabulary, reading, grammar and pronunciation activities to consolidate learning from the print components, CEF Checklists, reading worksheets, video, interactive word lists with pronunciation practice and bespoke practice. GRAMMAR - Clear and uncomplicated grammar explanations present new grammar elements. Students are always supported by the Language Reference pages at the back of their book allowing them to further work on a difficult area and understand the language. VOCABULARY - Difficult and out of context words from the text are presented in the glossary so students are not distracted by these lexical hurdles. READING - Texts are accessible for the relevant level, realistic and from a variety of different sources/contexts. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE - Student's are not expected to learn in a vacuum and their interests and curiosities are met with 'Did you know' sections. CEF/SELF ASSESSMENT - Each unit culminates in a self assessment box so students can check and monitor their own progress and become more independent learners. The checklist is a selection of clear 'can-do' statements and therefore links to the CEF and portfolio elements of the course. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE - This section helps students to deal with common, every-day situations in an English-speaking environment - what we might think of as survival language.