
Maigret's Failure
by Georges Simenon
Title:
Maigret's Failure
Author:
Georges Simenon
Series (if any):
Inspector Maigret
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
176 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241303788
EAN:
9780241303788
Publication Date:
02/11/2017
Classifications:
Crime and Mystery
Weight (g):
260
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 128 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
His artistry is supreme'' John Banville Conflict rather than harmony probably reigned in eight out of ten of the still magnificent houses that surrounded the park. But he had rarely had the opportunity to breath such a strained atmosphere as the one between these walls. Everything seemed fake, grating, starting with the lodge of the concierge-cum-manservant, who was neither a concierge nor a manservant, despite his striped waistcoat, but a former poacher, a murderer turned guard dog.When a self-made man appeals to Maigret for protection at his lavish home, a years-old grudge from the past resurfaces and the inspector finds himself questioning his own motives.''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





















