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Munro watched the gun in Tajik's hand come up. There was a noise. The noise of a gun, but not Tajik's.  (P.30) This week, I read this book, "The Caribbean File." The main character is Ian Munro, a British agent. One day, he receives a request from his boss, Naylor. A picture of Naylor shows two men, and they are terrorists. He asks Munro to watch them and Munro goes to Tobago. Then, Munro meets a woman, Salgado, but after that, he sees Salgado with the terrorists, and one boy... The story was simple and easy to understand, but it was interesting with some thrilling scenes. I will try to read the next level's stories soon. MacAndrew, Richard. (2013). The Caribbean File.   Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  'I don't understand. What are you saying? Who is he? Why does he look like me?' 'Good question, Max. I can answer them, but it's going to be difficult to understand.' I can understand most things, Mr Fairhead.' 'Well, Max, This man is you. But he doesn't live in this world.' (p.12) This week, I read this book, "Parallel".  The story begins with a scene in which a man pushes a woman onto a train platform and kills her. The main character is Max, the hitman. One day, a man named Gerald Fairhead comes to see him. He somehow has a picture of Max from a different world. And then, Max follows Fairhead to a parallel world, but... At first I thought this story was a suspense, but it was a SF story.  I was surprised by the last scene, and I can recommend this book! Campbell, Colin. (2004).  Parallel.   Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

     This week, I read this book, "Help!" The main character is Frank Wormond, a writer. he has a wife, and she is a lawyer. One day, he receives a letter, and he get the chance that he might be able to make a movie of his work. he talks with Mel Parks, a Hollywood producer, and gets a computer. After that, when he tries to use that computer, a woman named "Chip" appears on the screen, and.... This story is a comedy, so very funny and fun to read. There's a lot of suspense and mystery in this series, so I recommend this! Prowse, Philip. (1999). Help!.   Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.