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Maigret's Madwoman

Inspector Maigret #72

Georges Simenon author Siân Reynolds translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:3rd Oct '19

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An old woman's cries for help are left unanswered in this gripping story.

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves

'He hadn't seen her arrive. She had stopped on the pavement a few steps away from him and was peering into the courtyard of the Police Judiciaire, where the small staff cars were parked.

She ventured as far as the entrance, looked the officer up and down, then turned round and walked away towards the Pont-Neuf'


When an old lady tells Maigret someone has been moving things in her apartment, she is dismissed as a fantasist - until a schocking event proves otherwise.

'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian

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 *
A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness * Independent *
The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales * Observer *

ISBN: 9780241304303

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 9mm

Weight: 134g

176 pages