Penguin Reader Level 2: Private

Former US Marine Jack Morgan runs Private, an international detective agency. Jack and his team of investigators use the world's most advanced forensic tools to solve cases, and they're never afraid to break the rules. When the wife of Jack's best friend is found murdered, Jack's work life gets personal.

Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills.

Private, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.