Georges Simenon
Maigret, Lognon and the gangsters
‘You’re a good soul, inspector, and when you’re up against the second-rate criminals you get here in Paris, you’re a crack policeman. But this business isn’t for you. These guys play rough and they may hurt you. Just drop it! What concern is it of yours, anyway?’ When Maigret learns that his hapless colleague Inspector Lognon is being menaced by some notorious American mobsters, he makes it his mission to bring them to justice – despite threatening warnings that he is out of his depth.
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En Anglais – « It is 1721 and young Adam Hanaway, devastated by his father’s sudden death, leaves England to seek his fortune in Lisbon, where his uncle is a successful merchant. But almost nothing turns out as Adam planned. His family’s welcome is cool, and Adam’s rise to the top is thwarted by Bartolomeu Gomes, his uncle’s treacherous clerk. » « As Adam attempts to overcome these obstacles he is handicapped by a certain personal trait. Not, he insists, that he is a coward exactly, but he is inclined to boldly put himself in dangerous situations and then at the last minute run away from them – hence the nickname given to him by friends who had observed this failing once too often. » « While Adam’s mother and sisters wait in England for him to rescue them from poverty, Adam is preoccupied with more compelling women: the beautiful, older half-Portuguese lady Maria Beatriz Hutchinson; the spoiled, rich Gabriella Lowther; and his charming young cousin Nancy. But Adam commits a social faux pas so severe he forever ruins his chances for making a good match – yet no one dares tell him what he has done wrong! » « Adam certainly has a lot to learn. …
L’affaire Saint-Fiacre
Livre en mauvais état. Un grattement timide à la porte; le bruit d’un objet posé sur le plancher, une voix furtive: » Il est cinq heures et demie! Le premier coup de la messe vient de sonner…
» Maigret fit grincer le sommier du lit en se soulevant sur les coudes et tandis qu’il regardait avec étonnement la lucarne percée dans le toit en pente, la voix reprit: » Est-ce que vous communiez? » Maintenant, le commissaire Maigret était debout, les pieds nus sur le plancher glacial. Il marcha vers la porte qui fermait à l’aide d’une ficelle enroulée à deux clous. Il y eut des pas qui fuyaient, et, quand il fut dans le couloir, il eut juste le temps d’apercevoir une silhouette de femme en camisole et en jupon blanc.
Alors il ramassa le broc d’eau chaude que Marie Tatin lui avait apporté, ferma sa porte, chercha un bout de miroir devant lequel se raser.
Les clients d’Avrenos
Quels sont les secrets qui unissent Nouchi, l’entraîneuse de dix-huit ans originaire de Vienne, et Bernard de Jonsac, ce Français d’une quarantaine d’années que tout le monde croit diplomate ? Quels mystères se cachent derrière leur errance aux parfums d’insouciance ? Partis d’Ankara, ils arrivent à Istanbul. Les nuits moites du Bosphore cachent des personnages qui se guettent, se haïssent, sympathisent parfois… Rien ne change dans ce décor où la torpeur gouverne. Et pourtant… Une femme est retrouvée comme morte, Nouchi fascine, et Bernard de Jonsac ferme les yeux sur ce qu’il ne veut pas comprendre.
Cool !
En Anglais – One day Robbie is hit by a car while running after his dog, Lucky. Unconscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware. His friends and family try desperately to reach him – even Zola, his favourite Chelsea footballer, comes to see him. And still Robbie can’t ‘wake up’. Until one day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life ?