The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin

<p><b>The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing novel set in Li&#232;ge book ten in the new Penguin Maigret series.</b><i><br><br>In the darkness the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still seeps from the radiators.</i> <i>Delfosse strikes a match. They stop a moment to catch their breath and work out how far they have still to go. And suddenly the match falls to the ground as Delfosse gives a sharp cry and rushes back towards the washroom door. In the dark he loses his way returns and bumps into Chabot.</i><br><br>Maigret observes from a distance as two boys are accused of killing a rich foreigner in Li&#232;ge. Their loyalty which binds them together through their adventures is put to the test and seemingly irrelevant social differences threaten their friendship and their freedom.<br><br>Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as <i>Maigret at the Gai-Moulin</i>.<br><br>'Compelling remorseless brilliant' John Gray<br><br>'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' <i>Guardian</i> <br><br>'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' <i>Independent</i></p>