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Cambridge University Press, 2003. — 110 p. — ISBN: 9780521798440. — (Level 6). Audio: /file/1462695/ Genre: Thriller Crime becomes personal for New York private investigator Nathan Marley as he tries to prove the innocence of murder suspect José - a member of his assistant Stella's family. As unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach, the search for proof takes him into the heart of the New York Russian American community. Marley must work quickly to save José and find the real criminals.
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Cam bridge English R eaders Level 6
Series editor: Philip Pro w se
This Time I t’s Personal Alan Battersby
C a m b r id g e
U N IV E R S IT Y PR E SS
C A M B R I D G E U N I V E R S I T Y PRESS Cam bridge, New York, M elbourne, M adrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Cam bridge University Press T he Edinburgh B uilding, C am bridge C B 2 2R U , UK www.cam bridge.org Information on this title: ww w.cam bridge.org/9780521798440 © C am bridge University Press 2003 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions o f relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction o f any part m ay take place w ithout the written permission o f C am bridge U niversity Press. First published 2003 3rd printing 2005 Printed in India by Thom son Press
A catalogue record fo r this publication is available from the British Library ISB N -13 9 78 -0-521-79844-0 paperback ISBN -10 0-5 2 1-7 98 4 4-2 paperback ISB N -13 978-0-5 21 -79 8 45 -7 cassette ISBN -10 0-5 2 1-7 98 4 5-0 cassette Front cover photograph by Emma Louise Morris
Contents
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New York in the spring Metropolitan Hospital Jones Beach East Harlem A matter of life or death The Odessa Steps Evidence Mrs. Romanov Victor Kamenev Witness Progress Wreck on Jones Beach A message from Mossolov Memories Closing the net Face to face
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Characters
Nat Marley: New York private investigator Stella Delgado: Nat Marley’s personal assistant Captain Oldenberg: detective with the New York Police Department (NYPD) Joe Blaney: colleague of Nat Marley, ex-NYPD Jose De La Cruz: Stella’s brother Lena Rosenthal: Nat Marley’s lawyer Mrs. Romanov: Russian widow Victor Kamenev: Russian businessman Edith Tilden (Edie): old lady Commander Jim Lockhart: commander of the Coast Guard Group, Moriches Miguel and Carlos: friends of Jose De la Cruz Ed Winchester: journalist on the D aily N ews Mossolov: professional criminal Zernov: works for Mossolov Tchernov: Russian immigrant
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Chapter 1
New York in the spring
It was a fine but chilly spring morning. Fine enough even to make the New York borough of Queens seem attractive. Like any other day, I left my apartment on M ain Street, Queens, and walked to the subway station to commute into midtown Manhattan on the number seven train. Like any other day, I read the N ew York D aily N ews to pass the time during the journey. Out of professional interest, I always glance through the day’s fresh crime stories. Muggings, thefts, a car-jacking, a shooting, a bank robbery, and so on. Crime — the unpleasant reality of life from which I make my living. The name’s Marley, Nat Marley, licensed private investigator. M y prediction is that you already have a mental image of my type of work. I can safely bet that that your image comes straight from the fantasy world of Hollywood. That’s a long way from the truth. The majority of my work is dull. Often just pure routine stuff