The Big Sleep

English level:
CEF level B1/B2STAGE 4 - Crime & Mystery
DescriptionGeneral Sternwood has four million dollars, and two young daughters, both pretty and both wild. He's an old, sick man, close to death, but he doesn't like being blackmailed. So he asks private detective Philip Marlowe to get the blackmailer off his back.Marlowe knows the dark side of life in Los Angeles well, and nothing much surprises him. But the Sternwood girls are a lot wilder than their old father realizes. They like men, drink, drugs - and it's not just a question of blackmail.
Key features* Word count 15,960Description
1,400 HEADWORDS
Average story length: 72 pages
Average word count: 16,000
Stage 4 Audio CDs: selected readers available on CD