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2006

Format:	Book
Author:	Maley, Alan, 1937-
Title:	He knows too much / Alan Maley.
Publisher, Date:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. ©1999
Description:	112 pages : maps ; 20 cm. map
Summary:	An English executive in India, Dick Sterling, is dismissed after he tries to uncover corruption within his company. He returns to England where his life falls apart and his marriage breaks up. He then sets out on a one-man search for the truth behind his dismissal. He returns to the rich mystery and beauty of India and is finally forced to choose between love and revenge.
Series:	Cambridge English readers. Level 6 Cambridge English readers. Level 6.
Subjects:	Readers (Adult) English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction. Executives -- Fiction. Revenge -- Fiction. High interest-low vocabulary books. India -- Fiction. London (England) -- Fiction.
Contents:	Madras 1986 -- Family life -- Threatening shadows: Delhi, January 1987 -- Break-up and breakdown: November 1989 -- Down at Hove -- Return to Madras -- Nagarajan -- Cambridge, February 1990 -- Jacko of St. John's -- A visit to Ned in Bath -- London: John Verghese -- Nandi HIlls -- Devanahalli, May 1990 -- Kidnap -- Teatime in Barnes: London, June 1990 -- The showdown: London, June 1990 -- In God's hands -- Postscript 1997.
Web Site:	Publisher description
LCCN:	2006284655
ISBN:	9780521656078 (pbk.) 0521656079 (pbk.)
Other Number:	42450464
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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. An English company executive in India is dismissed after he tries to uncover corruption within his company. He returns to England where his life falls apart and his marriage breaks up. He then sets out on a one-man search for the truth behind his dismissal. He turns to the rich mystery and beauty of India and is finally forced to choose between love and revenge.Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book. Contains adult material which may not be suitable for younger readers.

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Cambridge English Readers is an award-winning series of original fiction readers for learners of English, offering exciting reading from Starter to Advanced levels. An English company executive in India is dismissed after he tries to uncover corruption within his company. He returns to England where his life falls apart and his marriage breaks up. He then sets out on a one-man search for the truth behind his dismissal. He turns to the rich mystery and beauty of India and is finally forced to choose between love and revenge.Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book. Contains adult material which may not be suitable for younger readers.

Table of Contents

	Characters
	Maps
1	Madras 1986
2	Family life
3	Threatening shadows: Delhi, January 1987
4	Break-up and breakdown: November 1989
5	Down at Hove
6	Return to Madras
7	Nagarajan
8	Cambridge, February 1990
9	Jacko of St John's
10	A visit to Ned in Bath
11	London: John Verghese
12	Nandi Hills
13	Devanahalli, May 1990
14	Kidnap
15	Teatime in Barnes: London, June 1990
16	The showdown: London, June 1990
17	In God's hands
	Postcript: 1997
	Glossary

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