by Alan Battersby · Cambridge University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780521783637
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«East 43rd Street» is the mystery novel by Alan Battersby, published by Cambridge University Press in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Set in a wintry New York on the eve of Christmas, the story follows private detective Nathan Marley, who is hired by a mysterious wealthy woman to recover a case of jewels from a checkroom at Grand Central Station. Marley's distrust proves justified and he soon finds himself caught up in a plot of fraud, computer hacking and kidnapping.
It is part of the Cambridge English Readers series, at level 5 (upper-intermediate, B2); this edition was published in 2001.
Intended for upper-intermediate English learners who want to enjoy an intriguing read while practising the language.
Sir Alan Rushton Battersby (4 March 1925 – 10 February 2018) was an English organic chemist best known for his work to define the chemical intermediates in the biosynthetic pathway to vitamin B12 and the reaction mechanisms of the enzymes involved. His research group was also notable for its synthesis of radiolabelled precursors to study alkaloid biosynthesis and the stereochemistry of enzymic reactions. He won numerous awards including the Royal Medal in 1984 and the Copley Medal in 2000. He was knighted in the 1992 New Year Honours. Battersby died in February 2018 at the age of 92.
