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Maigret and the Old People: Inspector Maigret #56

Maigret and the Old People: Inspector Maigret #56

by Georges Simenon (Author), Georges Simenon (Author), Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

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Synopsis

Maigret is called to the home of Armand de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in his study by his housekeeper. After interviewing everyone concerned Maigret is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator until he comes across a series of letters from the past fifty years between the victim and a recently widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the two's relationship he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the official's demise. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret in Society. 'His artistry is supreme' John Banville '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

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published:
ISBN 10: 0241303893
ISBN 13: 9780241303894
Book Overview: Maigret investigates the murder of an esteemed official.

Media Reviews
Praise for Georges Simenon

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

These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself. --The Washington Post

Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals. --People

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. --Andr 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 . . . Marvelously readable--lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world 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

Author Bio
Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. He is best know 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.