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The Friend of Madame Maigret (Inspector Maigret Mysteries)

by Georges Simenon

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ISBN13: 9780143038931
ISBN10: 0143038931
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In "The Friend of Madame Maigret," Simenons economic prose brilliantly portrays the Marais quarter of Paris and those who haunt its narrow streets as Inspector Maigret attempts to prove that a murder has actually been committed without a corpse anywhere to be found. As the investigation becomes increasingly complex, seemingly unconnected characters are drawn into the case, and Maigret begins to wonder if his wifes earlier strange encounter with a woman and her baby may be the missing link.

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

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Simenon remains an incredibly expert, dry, and inventive storyteller; the spell is infallible. (V. S. Pritchett)

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Simenon created one of the great moral detectives . . . a master of the slow unfolding of the criminal mind. (John Mortimer)

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A truly wonderful writer, marvelously readablelucid, simple, absolutely in tune with that world he creates. (Muriel Spark)

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A writer who, more than any other crime novelist, combined a high literary reputation with popular appeal. (P. D. James)
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ISBN:
9780143038931
Author:
Simenon, Georges
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Translator:
Sebba, Helen
Author:
Sebba, Helen
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Police
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Police spouses
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories
Series:
Inspector Maigret Mysteries
Publication Date:
June 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
186
Dimensions:
6.48x4.86x.52 in. .26 lbs.
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