The prolific writer of detective fiction, Georges Simenon, said in his autobiographical novel “Pedigree” that his books were shaped by his childhood in Liège. Even when his stories (190 detective novels and 150 other novels) are set elsewhere they’re deeply rooted in its neighborhoods and atmosphere.
We found Georges sitting on a bench a block off of Saint Lambert square in a small cobblestone cul de sac. Ella struck up a friendship.
Although for the period between 1930-to-1950 I prefer Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr when it comes to whodunits, I’m not embarrassed to be seen with Georges.
