'One of the great psychological novelists of this century'IndependentThey ran into cloud cover as they approached the French coast and flew up above it. Through a break in the clouds a little later,Maigret caught a lucky glimpse of the sea,sparkling as if covered insilvery scales,and fishing-boats trailing a wake of foam.His neighbour leaned across amicably to point out the white cliffs,explaining:'That's Dover ...'When Maigret's prized gun goes missing,he must travel to London on the trail of a troubled young man on the run.'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: 9780241277430Number of pages: 192Weight: 145 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 11 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 stories.A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness.
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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