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A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces. 'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion ... disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers' Kees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for - and something snaps. Kees used to watch the trains go by to exciting destinations. Now, on some dark impulse, he boards one at random, and begins a new life of recklessness and violence. This chilling portrayal of a man who breaks from society and goes on the…

Kees Popinga is a solid Dutch burgher whose idea of a night on the town is a game of chess at his club. Or so it has always appeared. But one night this model husband and devoted father discovers his boss is bankrupt and that his own carefully

Abends um acht war Kees Popingas Schicksal noch nicht besiegelt, es wäre also noch nicht zu spät gewesen. Kees Popinga hat genug davon, Kees Popinga zu sein. Und nachdem die Firma in Groningen, in der er sein ganzes Leben lang gearbeitet hat, bankrottgeht und der von ihm bewunderte Firmenchef mit der Kasse verschwindet, gibt es für Kees kein Halten mehr: Einmal richtig leben und lieben, das will er, egal wie hoch der Preis dafür ist.

Сорок лет Кес Попинга был образцом морали, но, приехав в Париж из маленького голландского городка, он превращается в маньяка-убийцу, наводящего ужас на столицу…