MAIGRET AND THE BUM
by Georges Simenon
Category: Detective and mystery stories

Maigret and the Bum: Even before Maigret began his investigation, he knew it would be an unusual case. Never before in his thirty years as a policeman had one of Paris' bums been the victim of a vicious beating. Somehow, as he walked to the scene of the crime, Maigret knew that the almost-murdered man was more -- a lot more -- than just a bum!