ISBN 978-0-19-479108-3
As the Inspector Said ... by Cyril HareCharacters
Sonia French
Robert French, Sonia's husband, victim
Charles Darrell, Sonia's lover, French's neighbour
The Man Who Cut Off My Hair by Richard Marsh
Characters
Judith Lee, deaf and dumb, lip-reading teacher
Mr Colgate, Myrtle Cottage owner
Mrs Dickson, Judith's servant
Burglar 1 first man
Burglar 2, man with blue eyes
Coterill, CloakRoom, Vicotria Station, Brighton Railway
Bantock, 13 Harwood Street, near Oxford Street
The Railway Crossing by Freeman Wills Crofts
Characters
Dunstan Thwaite
Hilda Lorraine, Dunstan's wife
John Dunn, Dunstan's coleague, victim
Jane, Dunn's servant
The Blue Cross by G. K. Chesterton
Characters
Valentin, chief of Parise Police
Flambeau, famous thief
Father Brown, priest from Essex village
Cash on Delivery by Edmun Crispin
Characters
Max Linster, the person they sent
Jacob Elliston
Mrs Elliston, victim
Josephine Demessieux, Elliston's servant, real victim
Vocabulary
it can't be long: no puede tardar
it's sensible to be careful: es prudente ir con cuidado
his stomach sick with fear: a causa del miedo tenía un nudo en el estomado
to step over: pasar por encima de algo (evitando pisarlo)
dressing-gown: bata, batín
cottage: casita de campo
myrtle tree: mirto
salt-cellar: salero
parcel: paquete
to blackmail: chantajear
freight train: tren de carga
knock over: derribar
shillings: chelín (antigua moneda inglesa, 20 shillings = 1 pound)
to send off: enviar
to hurry in/out: entrar/salir corriendo
burglary: robo (en una casa)
cupboard: armario
to give time: dar tiempo
