<DIV><DIV>Maybe the worst indignity for a Paris cop is to be shot dead by an old granny he is trying to help cross the street in Paris on a frosty morning. An old lady needs protection with so many druggies around these days. Dressed as an elderly Vietnamese woman, Inspector Van Thian goes to investigate. Daniel Pennac's ?Belleville Quintet,” a cult success in France, also includes <I>The Scapegoat, Monsieur Malaussene, Passion Fruit,</I> and <I>Write to Kill.</I></DIV></DIV>