Twelfth Simenon Omnibus Author:Georges Simenon There are three cases here: — 1. Maigret & the Gangsters: The gangsters are from St. Louis; and Maigret won't tolerate them for a moment. We do not, he says, suffer such people in Paris... (probably Cardinal fans -- yeah, I know, not that St. Louis). — 2. The Magician: Antoine is a sad, wistful little alcoholic conjurer with long white hands that ... more »hypnotically distract the customers. He can still do his turn, and he goes on trying not to drink, but the compulsion is hopeless...
3. Maigret and the Dosser: Even this investigation -- perhaps a touch over-sentimental -- into what made a doctor become a down-and-out triumphs! Ha! Thought you'd never get to the verb, huh?« less