John Escott started by writing children's books and comic scripts, but now writes and adapts books for students of all ages. He especially enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers, and is a member of the British Crime Writers Association. With Oxford University Press John has published London for the Oxford Bookworms Factfile series; Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery, Star Reporter, Girl on a Motorbike, The Fly and Other Horror Stories, and The Scarlet Letter for the Oxford Bookworms Library series; The Magician, Time for a Robbery, Star for a day, Tomorrow's Girl, and The Man with Three NAMEs for the Hotshot Puzzles series; and A Pretty Face for the Dominoes series.
Series
Books
The Missing Coins
2010
Forrest Gump
1986
Gone with the Wind
1936
Prince William
1998
The Cinema
1997
The Day of the Jackal
2000
American Crime Stories
1997
Treasure Island
2007
A Pretty Face
2003
The Silver Sword
1995
Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery
1997
The Girl with green Eyes
2012
As the Inspector Said
2000
Gone with the Wind, Part 2 of 2
1936
Oliver Twist
1995
Detective Work
2000
The Ghost of Genny Castle
1981
The Canterville Ghost
1887
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2005
The Little Red Hen
2003
The Eye of Childhood
2000
England
2001
Dead Man's Island
1992
London
1996
The Fly and Other Horror Stories
2009
Dead Man's Money
2011
Washington D.C.
2002
Crown of Violet
1952
Newspaper Chase
2003
Peguin Readers 2
Lost in New York Book & CD Pack
1995
Shake Hands Forever
2009
B is for Burglar
2002
The Breathing Method
1982
Mr Bean in Town
2001
Sister Love and Other Crime Stories
2005
The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories
1794
Diamonds are Forever Pre-intermediate Reader
2009
Casino Royale
1953
The Railway Children
1906
Goodbye Mr Hollywood
1997
Great Crimes
1999
Kidnap!
2006
