Maigret's RevolverBy: Georges Simenon Series: Inspector Maigret 'One of the great psychological novelists of this century' Independent They ran into cloud cover as they approached the French coast and flew up above it. Through a break in the clouds a little later, Maigret caught a lucky glimpse of the sea, sparkling as if covered in silvery scales, and fishing boats trailing a wake of foam. His neighbour leaned across amicably to point out the white cliffs, explaining: