I had to chuckle at the image of Javert being tracked...

I've only read a couple of Maughm's books - "Of Human Bondage" and "The Razor's Edge". They were both quite enjoyable. Bill Murray's protrayal in the [link|http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/TheRazorsEdge-1017238/reviews.php|film] "The Razor's Edge" was pretty good, I seem to recall, but it's been nearly 20 years since I saw it (yikes!).

I'll have to keep WSM on my list of authors to pick up when I've got nothing else to read...

Cheers,
Scott.