Most of these stories are about murder. We see what can drive a person to murder. Some people are angry or frightened. Others are clever planners. In one of the stories we meet a man who is making careful preparations for his third murder. Will succeed?

Penguin Readers are simplified texts designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each book has an introduction and extensive activity material. They are published at seven levels from Easystarts (200 words) to Advanced (3000 words)

- Introduction
- There Is a Lucky Number
- Full Circle
- How's Your Mother?
- At the Old Swimming Hole
- Slowly, Slowly in the Wind
- Woodrow Wilson's Tie
- The Absence of Emily
- The Inside Story
- Activities

- Level 4 Intermediate (1700 words)
- Contemporary
- British English