Longman Originals" is a series of graded readers in four stages. All the stories are original - that is to say, written especially for the series. Originated from the "Longman Structural Readers", the series aims to offer a stimulating range of modern stories, including detective stories, adventure and romance. A stage 1 reader, this volume tells the story of Marcel, a French mouse and a very fine detective. When he and his friend Celine go on holiday to Hollywood they stay in the house of Arnold Waldman, a film director. But then Waldman's daughter, Lois, is kidnapped and Marcel and Celine set off to find the kidnappers and set Lois free