Maigret's Madwoman: Inspector Maigret #72
By (Author) Georges Simenon
Translated by Sin Reynolds
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
3rd December 2019
3rd October 2019
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Classic crime and mystery fiction
Fiction in translation
843.912
Paperback
176
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
134g
An old woman's cries for help are left unanswered in this gripping story A kind but seemingly paranoid old lady turns to Inspector Maigret for help. Against the judgement of his subordinates, he decides to pay a visit to her Parisian apartment to investigate, but is he already too late
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.