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Maigret and the old lady

Simenon, GeorgesSchwartz, Ros(Translated by)
Part of the Inspector Maigret series
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'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'He had realized that it was her eyes as much as her vivacity that made her look so young.

They were of a blue that was paler than the September sky over the sea and still had an expression of surprise, of wonderment'When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics. '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

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Penguin Classics
0241206820 / 9780241206829
Paperback / softback
843.912
07/07/2016
United Kingdom
English
Classic crime
176 pages
20 cm
Translated from the French.