'Compelling,remorseless,brilliant'John GrayMaigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just ten days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over twenty years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he eliminates neighbour by neighbour in his hunt for the murderer.This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Bides His Time.'His artistry is supreme'John Banville'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
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241304136Number 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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