Meet Me in IstanbulRichard Chisholm
An adventure thriller set in Turkey. Tom Smith flies to Istanbul to join his fiancée for a holiday. But Angela fails to meet him that evening as arranged. The next morning Tom has some terrible news; Angela was killed in a driving accident- a week ago!
Eye of the TigerWilbur Smith , retold by Margaret Tarner
A retold version of a thrilling adventure by one of the most popular writers of fiction.
Harry Fletcher has left a life of international crime behind him to run a game-fishing charter boat off the East Africa coast. But his past catches up with him.
Unquiet GravesFrewin Jones A
Four friends join an archaeological dig in south eastern England. As Regan, Tom and Jack find out more about the young ward of the ruthless nineteenth century owner of the manor house and the local village, they begin to get seriously worried about Frankie’s increasingly disturbed behaviour.
The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde , retold by F. H. Cornish
Basil Hallward has painted a picture of a young man he admires - Dorian Gray. Dorian wishes he would never age like the picture and hides it in the attic. But his wish has tragic consequences for many people.
The Mark of ZorroJohnston McCulley , retold by Anne Collins
A dashing romantic story set in California in the previous century. This classic adventure comedy founded a whole genre of its own. Short stories, feature films, highly popular television series and animated cartoons have resulted, all featuring the people's hero with the flashing sword Zorro!
The Lost WorldSir Arthur Conan Doyle , retold by Anne Collins
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Ed Malone - a young newspaper reporter - joins a team of explorers, headed by the eccentric Professor Challenger, who claims he has found a lost world where animals believed to have become extinct millions of years ago still survive. Are there really dinosaurs living deep in the Amazon jungle?
The Legends of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van WinkleWashington Irving , retold by Anne Collins
Two dark comedies with ghost/mystery themes which are set around the period of the American War of Independence.
Ichabod Crane is the hero ofThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Peculiar-looking and socially inept, this schoolmaster is a joke to the people of Sleepy Hollow as he tries to win the love of the beautiful daughter of a rich farmer.
The Canterville Ghost and Other StoriesThree short stories by one of the most witty and popular writers of the nineteenth century.
Stories include:The Canterville Ghost,The Model Millionaire and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime.
