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The Red House Mystery

Alan Alexander Milne

The Red House Mystery

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1922
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
463
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller
Moods
Solve a mystery
Translated from
English

Book summary

One summer afternoon, in an English country house, the wealthy Mark Ablett is expecting his brother Robert, back from Australia after fifteen years away. Shortly after his arrival, a shot rings out in the locked study. Robert is found dead inside, and Mark has disappeared.

The police suspect Mark. Antony Gillingham, a visitor passing through, carries out his own investigation with his friend Bill, like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. This detective novel is by A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Logically built and told with humour, this puzzle is a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Постріл, мрець і зниклий. Багатій Марк Еблетт отримує листа від брата Роберта, який п’ятнадцять років тому поїхав до Австралії. Роберт приїздить до нього того ж дня.

The world of the book

Літо в англійському селі. На початку 1920-х років багатій Марк Еблетт приймає у своєму домі друзів. Серед них акторка, відставний офіцер і Білл, веселий юнак. Грають у гольф і теніс. Марк любить усе влаштовувати сам…

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