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Jim Eldridge

    1 januari 1944

    Jim Eldridge schrijft meeslepende verhalen voor jonge lezers, waarin hij de ervaringen van kinderen en adolescenten met humor en inzicht verkent. Zijn omvangrijke werk, gevormd door een productieve carrière in het schrijven van scripts voor kinder- en jeugdtelevisie en radioprogramma's, biedt boeiende verhalen die diep resoneren. Eldridge blinkt uit in het creëren van inhoud die zowel vermakelijk als tot nadenken stemmend is voor zijn jonge publiek. Zijn vermogen om literaire verhalen te verbinden met uitzendmedia onderstreept zijn veelzijdigheid als maker.

    Shadows of the Dead
    Assassins
    Murder at Lord’s Station
    The Trenches
    50 Things You Should Know About the First World War
    Warpath
    • Murder at Whitechapel Road Station

      The Gripping Wartime Murder Mystery

      Set in April 1941, the story follows Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson as they investigate the gruesome murder of a woman found in a secluded area of a disused tube station. Strangled and eviscerated, her body is accompanied by an old Victorian doctor's case filled with surgical tools, raising questions about its connection to the infamous Jack the Ripper. As they delve into this chilling mystery, Coburg and Lampson face the challenge of uncovering the truth behind a case steeped in historical intrigue and horror.

      Murder at Whitechapel Road Station2024
      3,9
    • Murder at Down Street Station

      • 320bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      In this series Eldridge explores crimes in derelict London Underground stations in World War Two.

      Murder at Down Street Station2023
      4,1
    • Murder at the Louvre

      • 351bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      'Abigail and Daniel are an engaging pair of sleuths' - Marni Graff

      Murder at the Louvre2023
      3,8
    • Murder at Aldwych Station

      • 320bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      December 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding London nightly the population seeks refuge in London's underground stations. One of them is Aldwych, which has been taken out of service to shelter the British Museum's Elgin marbles, along with countless civilians escaping the bombing. The body of a young man is found in the tunnel just outside the station. Wearing a tuxedo, but barefoot, he has been poisoned.Soon other bodies appear, some shot, one battered to death, and DCI Coburg's jazz pianist wife, Rosa, becomes a target.DCI Coburg and Sergeant Lampson find themselves caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, disused tunnels, looters, auxiliary fire services, espionage, as they search for a brutal and ruthless murderer. No-one is safe.

      Murder at Aldwych Station2022
      3,7
    • Blitz Kids

      • 56bladzijden
      • 2 uur lezen

      Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non- fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.

      Blitz Kids2022
    • Murder at Claridge's

      • 318bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Clandestine affairs, furtive goings-on and conspiracies against the government: Coburg must tread very lightly indeed ...

      Murder at Claridge's2022
      3,9
    • Murder at the National Gallery

      • 351bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      London 1899. The Museum Detectives Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton have been contacted by the curator of the National Gallery. The dead body of a young woman, who had been an artist's model, has been found at the back of the Gallery.

      Murder at the National Gallery2022
      3,8