Maigret and the Nahour Case; The Black Tide; Why Me by Simenon, Georges; Innes, Hammond; Westlake, Donald - 1983

The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:

Georges Simenon: The Belgian writer is well known for creating the character Inspector Maigret, who appeared in 75 stories. Simenon also published over 110 stand-alone novels. As a sign of his importance in the literary world, Simenon has been the subject of books written by six other authors. This is the 65th Maigret Mystery.

Hammond Innes: Innes wrote 37 mysteries and thrillers, some under the alternative pen name of Ralph Hammond. He also published six nonfiction books. Innes died in 1998.

Donald E. Westlake: Westlake wrote over 100 novels over his career. Many are humorous and often with a touch of the absurd. He had four series of recurring characters, the most significant being the Dortmunder series, with fifteen novels. Most of his books are stand-alone. Westlake died in 2008. This is the fifth Dortmunder caper.