Synopses & Reviews
"Maigret...ranks with Holmes and Poirotn the pantheon of fictional detective immortals." --People
Five stocky women are brutally knifed in the streets of Montmartre: can Maigret lure the murderer into a clever trap?
It is a hot and steamy summer, and Maigret is hatching a plan to capture a serial murderer by playing on the killer's perverse vanity. He finally succeeds when an important clue leads him to a trio of suspects. But the three are entangled in a web of guilt and possessiveness so tight that the unraveling nearly exhausts the Inspector--until, at last, he discovers the tortured motives behind the murders.
"Simenon is ... ia class by himself." --The New Yorker
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. He published his first novel at seventeen and went on to write more than two hundred novels, becoming one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors. His books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into fifty languages.
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Review
"Simenon is ... in a class by himself." --
The New Yorker"Maigret...ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals." --People
Synopsis
It is a hot and steamy summer, and Maigret is hatching a plan to capture a serial murderer by playing on the killer's perverse vanity. He finally succeeds when an important clue leads him to a trio of suspects. But the three are entangled in a web of guilt and possessiveness so tight that the unraveling nearly exhausts the Inspector--until, at last, he discovers the tortured motives behind the murders.
Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon.
Synopsis
"Marvellously evoke[s] the sounds, the smells,
the colour and the raucous life of European bars,
ports and cities."-P. D . JAMES
IT I S A H OT and steamy summer, and Maigret is hatching a plan to capture
a serial murderer by playing on the killer's perverse vanity. He finally
succeeds when an important clue leads him to a trio of suspects. But the
three are entangled in a web of guilt and possessiveness so tight that the
unraveling nearly exhausts the Inspector-until, at last, he discovers the tortured
motives behind the murders.
"Captivating."-T H E N E W YO R K T I M E S B O O K RE V I E W
G E O R G E S S I M E N O N (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. He published his
first novel at seventeen and went on to write more than two hundred novels, becoming
one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors. His books have sold more
than 500 million copies and have been translated into fifty languages.
About the Author
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Lie`ge, Belgium. As a young man he worked as a baker, journalist, and bookseller and published his first novel at seventeen. He went on to write more than two hundred novels, becoming one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors. His books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into fifty languages.