Maigret's Madwoman

Maigret's Madwoman

Inspector Maigret #72

Summary

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves

'He hadn't seen her arrive. She had stopped on the pavement a few steps away from him and was peering into the courtyard of the Police Judiciaire, where the small staff cars were parked.

She ventured as far as the entrance, looked the officer up and down, then turned round and walked away towards the Pont-Neuf'


When an old lady tells Maigret someone has been moving things in her apartment, she is dismissed as a fantasist - until a schocking event proves otherwise.

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

Reviews

  • 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

About the author

Georges Simenon

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.
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