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Maigret and the Lazy Burglar: Inspector Maigret #57
By (Author) Georges Simenon
Translated by Howard Curtis
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
7th October 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Classic fiction: general and literary
Fiction in translation
843.912
Paperback
160
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
123g
Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a burglar who he had known for thirty years Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect.
Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Li ge, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.