Crime stories – both real and fictional – have had us gripped for centuries. Here we line up 15 of history’s most infamous villains, putting their crimes under the magnifying glass and weighing their wrongs from right. Could there be more to their wicked ways than we first believed?
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler is a murder story. Private detective Philip Marlowe is looking for the wife of Derace Kingsly. Is she dead or not? Is she the lady in the lake?
Countless children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper. Nobody Wanted to Play is part of the phenomenally successful Reading Tree program which is used to teach reading in 80% of primary schools in the UK. The stories within it are about much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper, their friends and family, and the exciting adventures they have together. They are carefully graded across 9 stages and contain built-in progression and vocabulary repetition throughout. Stage 3 (Approx Reading Age 5 – 6)
