by David Watson (Translator), Georges Simenon (Author), David Watson (Translator), Georges Simenon (Author), David Watson (Translator), Georges Simenon (Author)
Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just ten days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over twenty years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he eliminates neighbour by neighbour in his hunt for the murderer.
Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Bides His Time.
'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
Format: paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published:
ISBN 10: 024130413X
ISBN 13: 9780241304136
Book Overview: Maigret investigates the murder of a criminal he had known for twenty years.
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.