Maigret Defends Himself: Inspector Maigret #63
By (Author) Georges Simenon
Translated by Howard Curtis
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
8th January 2019
3rd January 2019
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Classic fiction: general and literary
Fiction in translation
843.914
Paperback
160
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 8mm
123g
When Maigret becomes the accused he must rely on his investigative skills to prove his innocence For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence.
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 *
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.