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類型:Thriller(恐怖小說)
私家偵探 Nathan Marley 同時接了兩個不同的案子,一個案子是一位無家可歸的女性想要尋找她失蹤的兒子;一位是富有卻古怪的寡婦委託,同樣的時間,紐約最有錢與最貧窮的女性同時委託 Nathan Marley 替她們辦事,不過在偵察的過程中卻面臨了危險的處境。本書以富有與貧窮兩種不同世界衍生的罪惡事件讓《High Life, Low Life》成為一本好看的推理小說。
Grand Central Station, New York in mid-July. It's early morning, but everyone is suffering in the heat. Private investigator Nathan Marley is on his way to another wasted day at the office. But a chance meeting with a homeless woman, and a surprise telephone call, change all that and Marley begins a journey through parts of the burning summer city that he's never visited before.
Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels – from elementary to advanced – the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes.