LA Detective

Lenny Samuel #1

by Philip Prowse

Book by Prowse, Philip

Genres: Detective

16 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1993

About the author

Philip Prowse, author of the Nick Hellyer espionage series, lived and worked overseas for over a decade including periods in Egypt where Hellyer’s Trip takes place against the background of the 1967 Six Day War, Portugal whose 1974 Carnation Revolution and guerrilla war in Mozambique feature in Hellyer’s Coup, and Greece where the fall of the military junta and the 1974 invasion of Cyprus provide the setting for Hellyer’s Line.

Moving into an unknown country with an alien language and culture, ways of thinking and perspectives on life parallels that of the secret agent’s struggle to swim unobserved in perilous waters. Through the series we follow Nick Hellyer’s development from reluctant accidental academic spy to trained hardened professional. But his depth of experience has been gained at the cost of traumatic incidents which have increased his vulnerability and undermined his self-confidence.

We experience events from Nick’s point of view, knowing and seeing only what he does as he hurtles towards his destiny. We are privy to his thoughts and self-doubt, exhilaration and despair, delirium and delight. We interpret this evidence in our own way and reach our own conclusions because like him we want to know how it will all end.

Reading a fast-moving Hellyer novel will immerse you in a story where accurate historical fact and plausible fiction meld, where with Nick as guide you may uncover fresh truths about the world and even yourself.

Listening to the masterly narration on the top quality audiobooks will bring the characters and action to vivid life.

Reviews

[Eman Mostafa · Rating 3 out of 5]

وهنا يحضرني كوبلية أنا خدت الضربة بجد من أقرب ناس لحياتي :")))
So exciting to complete the 4 parts of the series 💙
If you're facing any troubles, then go to mr Samuel, he will solve it meticulously :D


Very simple series for the bignners 🙋🏻‍♀️

Done ✅
18/9/2020
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[Namiko]

This story has CD. Lenny Samuel is an L.A. detective with British accent...

[Eden]

Audiobook

My question is how does Lenny live? Because if he lived like this in this day and age, I'm pretty sure he's no better than that man who hired him. He has to be a nepo baby or something or at least a crook who runs an underground business and does some detective work to keep his brain working and to ward off dementia. Because ain't no way that man could afford to sit around and make his nails flawlessly buffed and trimmed, getting paid in thoughts and prayers. 💀💀💀💀

[Linh Tran]

Another book for English learners from Macmillan. As the title indicated, it is about a detective who is hired to solve to mystery.

[John Solimano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, I used it to learn English

[Charles Xia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good short story for English learners.too easy for CET4.
The words in book I know 100%.

[Haruka Fujimoto · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.MACMILLAN READERS level1
2.6/1 15min
3.7words summery
Len-detective - Mr. Blane-daughter-money-San Francisco-school
4.a: Mr Blane's daughter tried to help poor children at school in San Francisco.
b: I think that she is really good person. I didn't guess this situation at first.
5. It was too easy to read for me. I read it only 15min. I gonna choose more long story next.

[Madoka Sakuta · Rating 4 out of 5]

MACMILLAN level3
TIME 90
7word detective horse fake find gun die attack
1 Have you ever ridden a amimals? What amimals?
No, I want to ride a camel
2 What animals did you take care of?
I took care of dogs, fish, beetle,turtle and shrimp

[Brackberry]

読破時間 4:00