A new translation of Georges Simenons atmospheric novel set in the bustling streets of Paris book nine in the new Penguin Maigret series.Slowly the Czech was becoming animated but in a muted way so typical of the man. Maigret now noticed his hands which were long surprisingly white and dotted with freckles. They seemed to reach out and take part in the conversation.Lets be clear that its not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing and I mean absolutely nothing its because from the very start youve been working with facts which had been falsified.Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. As his audacious plan to uncover the truth unfolds he encounters rich American expatriates some truly dangerous characters and their hidden motives.