Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published: 09/01/2020
ISBN: 9780241304419
Length: 176 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 10mm x 129mm
Weight: 134g
RRP: £7.99
THE LAST MAIGRET
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves
He needed to get out of his office, soak up the atmosphere and discover different worlds with each new investigation. He needed the cafés and bars where he so often ended up waiting, at the counter, drinking a beer or a calvados depending on the circumstances.
He needed to do battle patiently in his office with a suspect who refused to talk and sometimes, after hours and hours, he'd obtain a dramatic confession.
In Simenon's final novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the famous detective reaches a pivotal moment in his career, contemplating his past and future as he delves into the Paris underworld one last time, to investigate the case of a missing lawyer.
Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.
'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published: 09/01/2020
ISBN: 9780241304419
Length: 176 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 10mm x 129mm
Weight: 134g
RRP: £7.99
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
A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness
The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales