'Compelling,remorseless,brilliant'John Gray'When he had set them to work,Maigret had had a merry,almost fierce glint in his eye. He had set them loose on the house like a pack of hounds on the trail of a scent,encouraging them not with his voice,but by his whole attitude...would events have played out in the same manner,if the man from Rue de la Ferme hadn't been a heavyweight like him,both physically and psychologically' This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Burglar's Wife.'One 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 stories'Guardian'A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness'Independent
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241277386Number of pages: 176Weight: 134 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 10 mm
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One 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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