Alan Battersby，英语语言教育专家，研究生毕业于第二语言材料开发专业，曾任教于意大利和英国剑桥的语言学校，一直致力于语言学习材料的编写和开发工作。作者现为自由职业者，除日常创作外，同时执教于英国安格利亚鲁斯金大学。作者爱好十分广泛，特别对美国的生活、文化、语言有深入研究，这些也都体现在了他创作的作品中。
鲁珊杉，中国人民大学附属中学英语教师，曾参与西颐双语培训中心英语教材的编写工作，现任中国人民大学附属中学场馆中心翻译员。
徐敏，中国人民大学附属中学英语教师，中教高级。
目錄：
People in the story故事中的人物
Places in the story故事中的地点
Before reading读前思考
Chapter 1 East 43rd Street, Manhattan曼哈顿东43 街
Chapter 2 The Grand Concourse, the Bronx布朗克斯大广场街
Chapter 3 On the road派送途中
Chapter 4 Locks and keys门锁与钥匙
Chapter 5 Snakes and drugs蛇与毒品
Chapter 6 Snakes and computers蛇与电脑
Chapter 7 Real answers水落石出
Chapter 8 Cleaning up灭迹解危机
Chapter 9 Thanks致谢
After reading读后活动
Learning guide学习指导
Translation参考译文
內容試閱：
Chapter 1 East 43rd Street, Manhattan
Monday, January 17th. It was Martin Luther King Day, a holiday in the U.S.A. The streets of Manhattan were white with snow and unusually quiet. Many New Yorkers were enjoying a lazy long weekend with their families. But I don’t have a family to spend time with, so I was working by myself at my office on East 43rd Street.
The name’s Nat Marley. I’ve been a private investigator in this city for over ten years. Before that, I was a police officer with the New York Police Department, “an NYPD cop.” The working life of an investigator is rather different from what you see in the movies – I’m not often in danger. Maybe a wife wants to know if her husband’s seeing another woman. Or sometimes I’m looking for a teenager who’s run away from home.
While I was working, I got a phone call.
“Nat Marley speaking,” I said.
“I’m pleased I caught you on a holiday. My name’s Curtis Wilson,” the caller began. “I want to talk with you about a family problem, but not over the phone. Could I see you this afternoon?”
第1章 曼哈顿东43街
1月17日，星期一，适逢马丁?路德?金纪念日，一个美国节日。曼哈顿的大街小巷银装素裹，宁静异常。许多纽约人都在和家人享受这个悠闲的长周末。可我却没有家人去共度时光，所以独自待在东43 街的办公室里工作。
我叫纳特?马利，在这个城市做私人侦探已有十余年。这之前我是纽约市警察局的警官，一个“纽警条子”。侦探的职业生活跟你在电影中看到的迥然不同——我并非常处险境。可能有时是替一位妻子查明丈夫是否有外遇，有时是寻找离家出走的少年。
正在工作时，我接到一个电话。
“我是纳特?马利，”我说。
“真高兴在假期还能找到您，我是柯蒂斯?威尔逊，”电话那边说，“我想跟您聊个家庭问题，但不是在电话里。今天下午我能与您面谈吗？”
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