Maigret And The Loner Av Georges Simenon

<p><b>''The father of contemporary European detective fiction'' Ann Cleeves<br><br></b><i>''People who''ve been here a long time have been talking about him. This morning, when I was having my coffee and croissants, it was all they were talking about. The old folks, even the middle-aged people, remember him and can''t understand how he could have become a tramp. Apparently he was a good-looking man, tall and strong, who had a good profession and made a very decent living. And yet he vanished overnight without saying a word to anyone.'' </i><br><br> The death of a homeless man in a condemned building in Les Halles leads Maigret on the trail of the vagrant''s mysterious past, and an event that happened years ago in the close-knit community of Montmartre.<br><br>''His artistry is supreme'' John Banville<br><br>''One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century'' <i>Guardian</i></p>