Georges Simenon didn’t write children’s books, and the hero of his celebrated detective novels enters the world of literature already as a mature man burdened with adult concerns. But in truth, somewhere deep inside, Commissary Maigret remains the same frightened boy who first encountered a cruel criminal on a freezing street. Only now he has experience, will, and the power to restore justice, defend the wronged and the weak—especially when the case concerns the younger generation.