Synopses & Reviews
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"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The Guardian When a colleague is shot under mysterious circumstances, Inspector Maigret must work fast to uncover the truth
During an undercover case, Inspector Maigret's colleague Lognon is shot and rushed to surgery. The attack took place in a room he was sharing, unbeknownst to his friends and family, with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. No one knows why he was there, but rumors are swirling that he was working on a case--something big. With all eyes on him, Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the dark side of the Paris art world, where no one is as they seem.
A page-turner filled with shocking revelations, Maigret and the Ghost is an absorbing mystery.
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'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray
It wasn't a traditional painter's smock that Madam Jonker was wearing. It was more a Dominican's monk's habit, the fabric as thick and soft as a bathrobe...She was holding a palette in her left hand, a brush in her right, and her black eyes lighted on Maigret with curiosity.
During an undercover case Inspector Lognon is shot in a room he was sharing with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the darker side of the art world.
Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Apparition.
'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
Synopsis
"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carr When a colleague is shot under mysterious circumstances, Inspector Maigret must work fast to uncover the truth
During an undercover case, Inspector Maigret's colleague Lognon is shot and rushed to surgery. The attack took place in a room he was sharing, unbeknownst to his friends and family, with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. No one knows why he was there, but rumors are swirling that he was working on a case--something big. With all eyes on him, Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the dark side of the Paris art world, where no one is as they seem.
A page-turner filled with shocking revelations, Maigret and the Ghost is an absorbing mystery.