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Maigret and the Tall Woman: Inspector Maigret #38
Georges Simenon
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Description for Maigret and the Tall Woman: Inspector Maigret #38
Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, David. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
A visit from the tall, thin woman he arrested many years ago - now married to a hapless burglar - leads Maigret on a tortuous investigation in which he struggles with a formidable suspect. 'When he had set them to work, Maigret had had a merry, almost fierce glint in his eye. He had set them loose on the house like a pack of hounds on the trail of a scent, encouraging them not with his voice, but by his whole attitude . . . would events have played out in the same manner, if the man ... Read more
A visit from the tall, thin woman he arrested many years ago - now married to a hapless burglar - leads Maigret on a tortuous investigation in which he struggles with a formidable suspect. 'When he had set them to work, Maigret had had a merry, almost fierce glint in his eye. He had set them loose on the house like a pack of hounds on the trail of a scent, encouraging them not with his voice, but by his whole attitude . . . would events have played out in the same manner, if the man ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Inspector Maigret
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241277386
SKU
V9780241277386
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Ref
99-47
About Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. He is best know 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. ... Read more
Reviews for Maigret and the Tall Woman: Inspector Maigret #38
The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales
Observer
A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness
Independent
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 ... Read more
Observer
A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness
Independent
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 ... Read more