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  • Pietr the Latvian

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by David Bellos ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands.But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man. His firm ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Maigret's Holiday

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Ros Schwartz ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket?It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. The words were written in pencil, in a regular handwriting that looked to him like a woman's.For pity's sake, ask to see the patient in room 15.'When Inspector ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • The Saint-Fiacre Affair

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann CleevesMaigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell of candles and incense.The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Now an anonymous note ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Maigret and the Old People

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    ‘Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style … Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka’ Independent on SundayThe death of a beloved former ambassador unearths disturbing truths in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend‘He had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist … ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Inspector Maigret Omnibus 1

    Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of 'La Providence', The Grand Banks Café

    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    Introducing Inspector Maigret, the literary character behind the major ITV drama starring Rowan AtkinsonThe first four titles from the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John ... Read more

    16,99 €

  • Maigret Defends Himself

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Howard Curtis ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John GrayFor 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.This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.'His artistry ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Maigret Sets a Trap

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Siân Reynolds ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'The most addictive of writers' Observer'High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people were crowding round the little tables where rosé wine was being served ... Yet a hundred metres further on, the little alleyways were deserted, and the killer might find it easy to pounce'Detective Chief Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • A Man's Head

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by David Coward ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves'Let's be clear that it's not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, it's because from the very start you've been working with facts which had been falsified.'Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. As his audacious plan to ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Maigret's Doubts

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'His artistry is supreme' John BanvilleWhile at this time the previous day he had never heard of the Martons, the train set specialist was beginning to haunt his thoughts, and so was the elegant young woman who, he admitted, had boldly stood up to him when he had done everything he could to unsettle her.When a salesman from a Paris department store confides his secret fears to Maigret, the ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • The Yellow Dog

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Linda Asher ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    The fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge, in Linda Asher's timeless translation.**There was an exaggerated humility about her. Her cowed eyes, her way of gliding noiselessly about without bumping into things, of quivering nervously at the slightest word, were the very image of a scullery maid accustomed to hardship. And ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Maigret and the Lazy Burglar

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Howard Curtis ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'His artistry is supreme' John Banville'Sullenly, he got dressed. Why, whenever he was woken on a winter night like this, did the coffee have a particular taste? The smell of the apartment was different...his pipe, too, had a different taste.'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 ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • The Flemish House

    Inspector Maigret

    Translated by Shaun Whiteside ...
    Series series Inspector Maigret
    'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann CleevesShe wasn't an ordinary supplicant. She didn't lower her eyes. There was nothing humble about her bearing. She spoke frankly, looking straight ahead, as if to claim what was rightfully hers.'If you don't agree to look at our case, my parents and I will be lost, and it will be the most hateful legal error...'Maigret is asked to the ... Read more

    8,99 €