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Famous outlaws

Who is who?

Jesse James · Jack the Ripper · Robin Hood

This is the name given to the unknown, mysterious serial killer who murdered five women in the slums of London in 1888.

(*1847 - +1882) This American outlaw and his gang robbed banks, stagecoaches and trains. He became a mythical figure of the Wild West. A member of his gang killed him as he wanted a reward.

This medieval criminal "robbed the rich and gave to the poor". According to the legend, he was a skilful archer and swordsman and dressed in green.

"The Body In The Library" (2/3)

Conway Jefferson, whose own son and daughter were killed in a wartime air raid, wants to adopt Ruby. His family didn't like this situation.

Miss Marple is convinced that the solution to Ruby's murder may be found at the hotel and she and Dolly book into a suite to investigate. There is no shortage of suspects, not only family members but also Raymond Starr, another of the hotel's dance professionals.

After gathering evidence, Miss Marple gets to the conclusion that Blake took the corpse to Gossington Hall but he didn't do it...

So far in "The Body In The Library"... (1/3)

A young woman's corpse is found in the library of Gossington Hall, owned by Arthur and Dolly Bantry. Dolly calls her friend Miss Marple to solve the mystery. The police suspect of an arty young man called Blake. However, in another town a young dancer, Ruby Keane, has disappeared. Her cousin, Josie Turner, identifies the corpse as Ruby's...
Who, then, is the murderer??

Agatha Christie and crime novelists

Agatha Christie (1890-1976)

Agatha Christie was born in Devon (UK) and is one of the best-known crime novelists in the world. The Guinness World Record book lists her as one of the best-selling novelists of all times. She was a fan of Sherlock Holmes’s novels. The main characters of her novels are Hercules Poirot and Miss Marple, who try to solve the mysteries and murders they come across. Her life was also full of mystery: she disappeared for ten days in 1926, leaving only a note to her secretary. Her car was found empty and she appeared at hotel with a fake name. The MI5 also investigated Agatha Christie because they thought she was breaking secret codes.

Some other authors and stories you might enjoy are:

• ·         Sir Arthur Conan Doyle– he wrote the Sherlock Holmes’s series.
• ·         P.D. James .
• ·         Raymond Chandler –author of The Big Sleep, whose main character is detective Marlowe .
• Edgar Allan Poe - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
• ·         Ruth Rendell.
• ·         The TV series Murder, she wrote – Angela Lansbury featuring as Jessica Fletcher.

    Here you have a link to the full Wikipedia article:

         Agatha Christie

   

   You can also watch the full episodes of the Miss Marple series on YouTube:

    

   Miss Marple (BBC series)

   And, finally a list with the Top 100 Crime Stories of All Times:

   Top 100 Crime Novels

Reported Speech - answer key (2º Bachillerato B)

21. He suggested that I should cut my hair.
22. The boy asked if he could have more pudding.
23. The doctor told him not to take more than two of those at once.
24. One of the students suggested that I shouldn't leave my money lying about.
25. He told me (or "us") to keep an eye on my (or "our") luggage because that place was full of thieves.
26. My assistant suggested that s/he should take her/ his day off.
27. Mrs Jones said that someone was trying to murder her as she kept getting threatening letters.
28. She said that she had to hurry because her father always got furious if any of them were late for meals.
29. He said that he usually took his dog out for a walk when he came home form work.
30. I asked (them) where they were going for their summer holidays.