Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas,from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret.It is Christmas in Paris,but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets... This collection brings together three of Simenon's most enjoyable Christmas tales,newly translated,featuring Inspector Maigret and other characters from the Maigret novels. In'A Maigret Christmas',the Inspector receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day,who lead him on the trail of a mysterious intruder dressed in red and white. In'Seven Small Crosses in a Notebook',the sound of alarms over Paris send the police on a cat and mouse chase across the city. And'The Little Restaurant in Les Ternes (A Christmas Story for Grown-Ups)'tells of a cynical woman who is moved to an unexpected act of festive charity in a nightclub - one that surprises even her...
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241356746Number of pages: 224Weight: 168 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
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Heart-tugging stories (...) his understanding of human frailties and sympathy for the underdog shine through on every pagePowerfully evocative of impoverished,pre-modern ParisOne of the greatest writers of the twentieth century...Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside,though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his storiesA supreme writer...unforgettable vividnessThe most addictive of writers...a unique teller of tales
Georges Simenon
Staggeringly prolific and stylistically revolutionary,French author Georges Simenon is the creator of Inspector Maigret and one of the most significant crime writers in literary history.
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