Seventeen stories feature Simenon's dauntless detective as he works on some baffling cases both from his base--Paris police headquarters on the Quai des Ortevres--and throughout the provinces
Nine holiday mystery stories present Simenon's dauntless detective Jules Maigret in a series of cases in which Maigret's paternal side is activated and his detection efforts considerably aided by some observant and resourceful children. Reissue. 30,000 first printing.