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Browse English books in Crime, Thrillers & Mystery. Age guidance and English difficulty are assessed separately.

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Crocodile Tears — illustrated by Herminder Ohri

Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

Crocodile Tears

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Herminder Ohri

Casey is a crocodile who sheds fake tears. He does this for two reasons - to get attention, and to lure his prey in. One day Casey tries to warn he animals of danger, but they don't believe him because of his bad reputation. Casey must find a way to get the animals to trust him again.

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Crossing to the Island — illustrated by Khamhoung Pasomsouk

Level B1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

Crossing to the Island

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Khamhoung Pasomsouk

A boy goes fishing and tries to help a bunch of animals to the island, using his boat to cross from one shore to the other. But some of the animals are very heavy!

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Crow and Sparrow — illustrated by Padmanabh

Level A2 (estimated) · 21 pages · English

Crow and Sparrow

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Padmanabh

A crow and a sparrow both go on a mission to search for food, when there is barely any left.

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Crow’s Inner Beauty — illustrated by Michael Sagikwa

Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

Crow’s Inner Beauty

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Michael Sagikwa

Crow is always looking for pretty objects. She steals a pair of earrings. Feeling guilty about what she's done, she has to be honest about who she really is inside.

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Crow’s Partner — illustrated by Biplob Chakroborty

Level A1 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

Crow’s Partner

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Biplob Chakroborty

Crow loses his partner from the tree and searches for her. But the strange thing is, she might just be a lot closer to home than Crow realises.

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Damayanti the Detective — illustrated by Niveditha Subramaniam

Level A2 (estimated) · 22 pages · English

Damayanti the Detective

Written by Niveditha Subramaniam
Illustrated by Niveditha Subramaniam

There’s only one thing Damayanti likes more than snacking: being a detective. With her Trusty Never Dusty 3-in-1 Dabba by her side, Damayanti is on the case again. Where could Appa’s handkerchief, Paati’s hairpin and her left sock have gone?

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Dave the Charming Donkey — illustrated by Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Level A1 (estimated) · 18 pages · English

Dave the Charming Donkey

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Dave the donkey starts to change over time, from being a young donkey into a grown-up mature donkey. Along the way he encounters fears and changes in his life.

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Deborah Goat Builds A Shelter — illustrated by Oloth Senthichak

Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

Deborah Goat Builds A Shelter

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Oloth Senthichak

Deborah is the only goat in a field of rams. All of the rams have made their own shelter, but Deborah doesn't have one. She tries to build her own shelter without any help.

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Detective Brothers and the Antique engine — illustrated by Curious Adersh

Level B2 (estimated) · 8 pages · English

Detective Brothers and the Antique engine

Written by Curious Adersh
Illustrated by Curious Adersh

This is a story about seven Detective brothers going on an adventure to a mysterious island located underneath the sea, to find a lost antique engine.

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Detective JJ and the Case of the Missing Necklace — illustrated by Sunaina Coelho

Level B2 (estimated) · 38 pages · English

Detective JJ and the Case of the Missing Necklace

Written by Shabnam Minwalla
Illustrated by Sunaina Coelho

A long train journey. A missing necklace. A worried Nilima Parekh. Multiple suspects. Finally, a case worthy of Detective JJ’s time, and his niece Kazvin’s talent!

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Doctor, Why Do I Have Four Eyes? — illustrated by Debbie Faber-Human, Suman Maharjan

Level A2 (estimated) · 8 pages · English

Doctor, Why Do I Have Four Eyes?

Written by Repostly Admin
Illustrated by Debbie Faber-Human, Suman Maharjan

Lisa goes to the doctor to have her eyes tested. She discovers that she needs glasses to see properly.

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