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Lenny Samuel, a private investigator from Los Angeles, appears in this series at all five levels, In this story, Lenny is forced to do a job for a wealthy businessman. Lenny has to make the ransom exchange for the businessman's kidnapped daughter. But something goes wrong!

Краткое описание: At a party a palm reader tells Lord Arthur Savile that he will commit a murder. But will he become an assassin? Find out about Lady Alroy’s mysterious ways in ‘The Sphinx Without a Secret’ and discover how it pays to be nice to the poor in ‘The Model Millionaire’.

Краткое описание: Young John Trenchard lives in Moonfleet, an English village with dark secrets. One day he discovers a hidden crypt below the cemetery where smugglers meet and hide their goods. Here he accidentally finds the skeleton of evil Colonel Mohune, better known as Blackbeard, and a precious clue that could help him find Blackbeard’s treasure...

Thrilling adventures with smugglers, the king’s soldiers, a corrupt magistrate, a greedy diamond dealer and others await John in this exciting story set in the eighteenth century.

Краткое описание: Four frightening tales take you to a world where anything can happen. In “The Signalman” Charles Dickens adds extra horror with his famous tale of a haunted railwayman. In Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story, “Ligeia”, the ghost of a beautiful woman returns and defeats death. E. Nesbit shows us how there really is a good reason to be scared of the dark in “In the Dark”. And in “The Upper Berth” F.M.Crawford tells of a ship’s passenger who encounters a horrible ‘thing’ in his cabin.

Краткое описание: “My father has a diamond bigger than the Ritz-Canton Hotel.”
When John is invited to his friend’s house for the summer, he does not really believe that he is going to the house of the richest man in the world. But when he arrives, he soon discovers that he is in a completely different world. This is a world of unbelievable wealth, greed, adventure and cruelty.

Краткое описание: Rudolf Rassendyll comes from an old English family with connection with the royal family of Ruritania. When Rudolf visits Ruritania (one of the most famous fictional countries in literature) he becomes involved in the political events there...

Краткое описание: Ellie is mad about music: she dreams of becoming a singer and she desperately wants to go to the Glastonbury Festival, where her favourite singer, Murphy, will be playing. But with an overprotective Dad and important exams to take, it seems that Ellie’s dreams will have to remain just that, dreams. But one day she sees a competition in a music magazine...

Краткое описание: The Chumash, an American Indian people, protest when a property developer builds new homes on their ancient cemetery in Coyote Canyon, California. Then, during the night of the Fourth of July celebrations, a murder is committed by a mysterious American Indian warrior. Suspicion falls on the Chumash, but when Michelle, Bill, Nick and Pam investigate they find that the truth is much more complicated...

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What really happened on board the famous ship, the Bounty? Why did the sailors mutiny against their captain, and where did they take the ship? How did the captain and his loyal crew survive a 5,000 mile journey? Join Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian and Tom on their incredible adventures at sea, and discover what the Bounty mutiny was really about.

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The Rajah’s Diamond, the most precious diamond in the world, seems to bring bad luck on everyone who comes into contact with it. The diamond is the property of a certain Sir Thomas Vandeleur, but Sir Thomas’s wife tries to sell it to pay her debts. But the diamond is stolen and then falls into the hands of various people, who are all corrupted by its great beauty and value. Follow the diamond as it travels from London to Edinburgh to Paris and find out what happens to it...