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
HMS Sleuth (P261) "Sleuth" was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 6 July 1944. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name "Sleuth". The boat operated in the Pacific Far East for most of her wartime career, often in company with her sister, HMS "Solent". Together they sank fifteen Japanese sailing vessels and the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper "Wa 3". "Sleuth" survived the Second World War and continued in service. On 13 June 1952 she collided with the destroyer HMS "Zephyr", while leaving Portland harbour. She put her stern through the side of "Zephyr" as