Why restore the Marie-Galante, old abandoned schooner in the harbor of Fecamp? Why make him out to sea at night like a ghost ship? Who is the woman whose body was found in the tank? Who killed her? So many questions to be answered for his first investigation as a private detective. But a nasty cold confined him to bed! A short history to experience the atmosphere, humor and colorful characters of Simenon, a master of crime fiction.