American crime stories

Auteur(s) Ellin, Stanley ;Block, Lawrence (1938-...) ;Lutz, John ;Rinehart, Marie Roberts ;Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961) ;Pickard, Nancy (1945-...) ;Highsmith, Patricia (1921-1995)
Titre(s) American crime stories : 2500 headwords / Retold by John Escott.
Editeur(s) Oxford University Press, 2008 ; Oxford.
Collection(s) (Oxford Bookworms Library. : classics. Stage 6).
Résumé 'Curtis Colt didn't kill that liquor store woman, and that's a fact. It's not right that he should have to ride the lightning - that's what prisoners call dying in the electric chair. Curtis doesn't belong in it, and I can prove it.' But can Curtis's girlfriend prove it? Murder has undoubtedly been done, and if Curtis doesn't ride the lightning for it, then who will? These seven short stories, by well-known writers such as Dashiel Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, and Nancy Pickard, will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Note(s) Texte en anglais.
Sujet(s)
Anglais (langue) ** Etats-Unis ** Nouvelles
Nouvelles policières américaines
Contient Death wish/ Block, Lawrence (1938-...). - Death on Christmas Eve/ Ellin, Stanley. - Heroine/ Highsmith, Patricia (1921-1995). - Ride the lightning/ Lutz, John. - Lipstick/ Rinehart, Marie Roberts. - Lady Suzan/ Pickard, Nancy (1945-...). - Gutting of Couffignal/ Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961).
Précisions 1 vol. (120 p.) (couv. ill., ill. en noir et blanc 20 cm ; 3 CD audio)
ISBN 9780194792530