Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: Lesley Henderson
Publisher: Saint James Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 808

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Overviews of writers and works from the ancient Greeks through the 20th century, written by subject experts. Each author entry provides a detailed overview of the writer's life and works. Work entries cover a particular piece of world literature in detail.

Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1250390990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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Author: Samuel Halkett
Publisher:
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Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms, English
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141976691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143

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The second book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, in a new translation by Anthea Bell. Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seemed to escape him. The face of the man in the ill-fitting coat just misted up so that it hardly looked human. In theory this mental portrait was good enough, but now it was replaced by fleeting images which should have added up to one and the same man but which refused to get themselves into focus. The circumstances of Monsieur Gallet's death all seem fake: the name the deceased was travelling under and his presumed profession, and more worryingly, his family's grief. Their haughtiness seems to hide ambiguous feelings about the hapless man. In this haunting story, Maigret discovers the appalling truth and the real crime hidden behind the surface of lies. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret Stonewalled and The Death of Monsieur Gallet. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1236

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Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 1250390974
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525504095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161

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“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré When a wealthy aristocrat is found murdered in his home, Inspector Maigret must navigate a high-stakes case in the moneyed world of Paris’s upper crust Maigret is called to the home of Armand de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected diplomat who has been found by his housekeeper, shot dead in his study. Maigret is urged to be discrete in his investigation, but after interviewing everyone concerned, the inspector is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator—until he comes across a series of letters spanning decades between the victim and a widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the pair’s relationship, he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the official’s demise. With the pressure mounting, the inspector must navigate class divides and his own position in society to uncover the killer. Maigret and the Old People is an absorbing mystery and a thoughtful examination of the different worlds money creates.