Maigret And The Headless Corpse: Inspector Maigret #47 - Softcover

Simenon, Georges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241297265 ISBN 13: 9780241297261

Verlag: Penguin Books, 2017

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The discovery of a dismembered body in the Canal Saint Martin leads Maigret into a tangled, baffling case involving a taciturn bistro-owner and a mysterious inheritance.'There was no lack of picturesque individuals in a neighbourhood like Quai de Valmy. But he had seldom encountered the kind of inertia he had seen in that woman. It was hard to explain., When most people look at you, there is some sort of exchange, however small. A contact is established, even if that contact is a kind of defiance.With her, on the contrary, there was nothing.'Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.'His artistry is supreme' John Banville'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'

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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)

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'One of the greatest writers of our time' Sunday Times

'There was no lack of picturesque individuals in a neighbourhood like Quai de Valmy. But he had seldom encountered the kind of inertia he had seen in that woman. It was hard to explain. When most people look at you, there is some sort of exchange, however small. A contact is established, even if that contact is a kind of defiance.
With her, on the contrary, there was nothing.'

The discovery of a dismembered body in the Canal Saint Martin leads Maigret into a tangled, baffling case involving a taciturn bistro-owner and a mysterious inheritance.

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• Verlag: Penguin Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0241297265
• ISBN 13: 9780241297261
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160