by William Irish, Cornell Woolrich, Josep Santamaria España, Angel Alonso Alvarez · Editorial Vicens Vives · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788431647537
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«Aprendiz de detective. Un robo muy costoso» is a book of detective stories by William Irish (Editorial Vicens Vives, paperback, 128 pages).
The volume brings together two detective stories. In the first, a twelve-year-old boy narrates in the first person how he goes out at night in search of a friend who has disappeared. In the second, two inexperienced thieves plan the robbery of some jewels and run into unforeseen consequences in a story of black humor with a shocking ending.
Third volume in the Cucaña collection. The edition includes illustrations by Rubén Pellejero, explanatory notes and an appendix of activities.
Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12 and for use as auxiliary material in Primary Education.
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes used the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley. His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich the fourth best crime writer of his day, behind Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner and Raymond Chandler.
