The Strange Case of Peter the Lett Woodward as "Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett"; and in 2014 by David Bellos as "Pietr the Latvian". The story has been adapted for television three times: In English in 1963 (with Rupert Davies in the main role); in Dutch in 1967 (Jan Teulings); and in French in 1972 (Jean Richard). The Strange Case of Peter the Lett The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (1931) (), a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, is the very first novel to feature Inspector Jules Maigret who would later feature in more than a hundred stories by Simenon and who has
Latvian Americans returned. According to the 2000 census, a total of 87,564 people of Latvian descent lived in the United States. There are larger populations in the states of California, New York, Illinois, Florida and Massachusetts. Many Latvian Americans (about 9,000) have dual citizenship, which became available to Latvians who emigrated after the reestablishment of independence. Also, many often travel to Latvia and provide financial support and give material to various organizations. Some Latvian Americans have been elected to the Saeima, or Parliament, in Latvia. The states with the largest Latvian-American populations are: Latvian-born population in the US since 2010: The majority