'Compelling,remorseless,brilliant'John Gray'What he thought he had discovered,in place of the joyful candour that she usually displayed,was an irony which was neither less cheerful nor less childish,but which troubled him...He wondered now if his exultation wasn't down to the fact that she was playing a part,not just to deceive him,not just to hide something from him,but for the pleasure of acting a part'When one of his best inspectors is shot,Maigret decides to book himself into Mademoiselle Cl茅ment's well-kept Paris boarding house nearby in order to find the culprit.'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century'Guardian'A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness'Independent
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241206843Number of pages: 176Weight: 134 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 9 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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