Maigret and the Killer: Inspector Maigret #70 - Softcover

Simenon, Georges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241304261 ISBN 13: 9780241304266

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2019

Synopsis

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves

'Leaning on the banisters, Madame Maigret watched her husband going heavily downstairs . . . what the newspapers didn't know was how much energy he put into trying to understand, how much he concentrated during certain investigations. It was as if he identified with the people he was hunting and suffered the same torments as they did.'

A young man is found dead, clutching his tape recorder, just streets away from Maigret's home, leading the inspector on a disturbing trail into the mind of a killer.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

'His artistry is supreme' John Banville

'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian

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)

About the Author:

Georges Simenon (Author)
Georges Simenon was born in Liège, 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0241304261
• ISBN 13: 9780241304266
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192