Maigret's Mistake - Couverture souple

Simenon, Georges

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156551551 ISBN 13 : 9780156551557

Editeur : Harcourt, 1988

Synopsis

Book by Simenon Georges

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“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

Présentation de l'éditeur

When a young woman with a dark past is found dead on the streets of Paris, Inspector Maigret is on the case. The forty-third book in the new Penguin Maigret series.

A young woman named Lulu, who has a history of brushes with the law and once lived on the streets of the 18th arrondissement, is found murdered in Paris. Maigret is called to the scene and soon learns that her boyfriend, a musician, has gone into hiding upon reading the news of her death. And when the Inspector learns that the young victim was pregnant, he begins to suspect the case might be more sinister than he imagined.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0156551551
• ISBN 13: 9780156551557
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais