Description:
An unidentified body, ruthless gangsters on the rampage, and Maigret's authority sabotaged--in this breakneck thriller, the inspector would rather risk his life than lose face.
When a group of American gangsters carry out a brazen hit on Parisian soil, Maigret finds himself in dangerous territory. He's accustomed to the ways of homegrown criminals. But these US mobsters, who act with staggering impunity, use tactics he cannot predict. To make matters worse, his prime witness is Lognon, a cop so unlucky he's said to be cursed.
Brief description: Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.