Maigret and the Headless Corpse - Softcover

Simenon, Georges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156551446 ISBN 13: 9780156551441

Publisher: Harcourt, 1985

Synopsis

A decapitated corpse, found in a Paris canal, leads Inspector Maigret to visit the eccentric owner of a small bistro

About this title

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 (Guardian)

A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness (Independent)

The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales (Observer)

From the Back Cover:

'One of the greatest writers of our time' Sunday Times

'There was no lack of picturesque individuals in a neighbourhood like Quai de Valmy. But he had seldom encountered the kind of inertia he had seen in that woman. It was hard to explain. When most people look at you, there is some sort of exchange, however small. A contact is established, even if that contact is a kind of defiance.
With her, on the contrary, there was nothing.'

The discovery of a dismembered body in the Canal Saint Martin leads Maigret into a tangled, baffling case involving a taciturn bistro-owner and a mysterious inheritance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0156551446
• ISBN 13: 9780156551441
• Binding: Paperback