A new translation in the Penguin Maigret series- the inspector uncovers some poisonous family politics.
Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Li ge, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.
Praise for Georges Simenon:
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon
was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was
masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his
stories." -The Guardian
"These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself." -The
Washington Post
"Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional
detective immortals." -People
"I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov." -William
Faulkner
"The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in
literature." -Andre Gide
"A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness." -The
Independent (London)
"Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller
of tales." -The Observer (London)
"Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." -John Gray
"A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable-lucid, simple,
absolutely in tune with the world he creates." -Muriel Spark
"A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of
it."lle -Peter Ackroyd
"Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century." -John
Banville
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