Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Inspector Maigret): 41 - Couverture souple

Simenon, Georges

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1250426030 ISBN 13 : 9781250426031

Editeur : Picador USA, 2026

Synopsis

The vicious stabbing of a dull and respectable man makes for a knotty investigation when his audacious secret life comes to light.

A middle-aged man is knifed in an alleyway, dying instantly. In this working-class area of Saint-Martin, random stabbings don't typically interest Maigret. But Louis Thouret, in his raincoat and dark suit, is conspicuously ordinary, not a drunk or a gang member. Asking around, Maigret gets the impression of a kind and gentle soul, and he grows attached to the dead man--who, it emerges, led an audacious double life quite at odds with his respectable image. As the depth of Louis's duplicity comes to light, Maigret must also split himself in two, almost becoming Louis to learn why he was murdered so viciously. In Maigret and the Man on the Bench, Georges Simenon casts his inimitable narrative spell while posing the question: Just how far should a person go to salvage their one short and precious life?

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À propos des auteurs

Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.

David Watson is a translator and editor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador USA
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1250426030
• ISBN 13: 9781250426031
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 208
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