Maigret has no taste for politics or politicians but when he is summoned to a clandestine meeting by a desperate government minister one evening he finds himself drawn into an unsavoury world of corruption scandal and cover ups.Once alone in his office he went over and opened the window as if being in charge of this case made him gasp for a breath of fresh air... It made him feel almost fond of the petty thieves maniacs swindlers and offenders of all kinds that he usually had to deal with.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. His artistry is supreme John Banvill