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  • Published: 5 November 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241304266
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $21.00

Maigret and the Killer

Inspector Maigret #70




Maigret is called to investigate the stabbing of a young man

When a tape recorder is found on a murder victim, Inspector Maigret hopes this will be the clue he needs to track down the killer.

  • Published: 5 November 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241304266
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $21.00

About the author

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known 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.

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Praise for Maigret and the Killer

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