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Georges Simenon
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  • ISBN 9780241788233
  • Weight: 184g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 24 Jul 2025
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves

In this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend, Inspector Maigret delves into the murkiest depths of the Paris underworld

Inspector Maigret is supposed to be working to stop the gangs of robbers terrorising Paris, but then a body is found, dumped in the Bois de Boulogne. It turns out to be a quiet, likeable burglar he has known for years, and for whom he cannot help feeling affection. Defying orders from his superiors, he determines to discover who killed his old acquaintance - even if it leads him into terrible danger.

Translated by Howard Curtis

Other titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, The Carter of 'La Providence' Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy

'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' The Times
About Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. An intrepid traveller with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand, rather than to judge, the human condition in all its shades. His novels 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. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

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