Maigret Afraid - Hardcover

Simenon, Georges

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151555605 ISBN 13: 9780151555604

Publisher: Harcourt, 1983

Synopsis

Visiting an old friend in the town of Fontenay-le-Comte, Inspector Maigret confronts three brutal, baffling murders and the sometimes frightening workings of small-town politics and justice

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Review

"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." --The Guardian (London)

"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." -- André 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 . . . marvellously readable--lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the work he creates." --Muriel Spark

"A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it." --Peter Ackroyd

"Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century." --John Banville

From the Back Cover

'A supreme writer' Independent

This was natural. It is the same everywhere. Rarely, however, had Maigret had such a strong sense of a clique. In a small town like this, of course there are the worthies, who are few and who inevitably meet each other several times a day, even if it is only in the street.
Then there are the others, like those who stood huddled on the sidelines looking disgruntled.

Maigret's impromptu visit to an old college friend draws him into a murky investigation in a small provincial town ruled by snobbery, fear and intimidation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151555605
• ISBN 13: 9780151555604
• Binding: Hardcover