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  • Published: 19 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241304150
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $21.00

Maigret and the Nahour Case

Inspector Maigret #65




When a professional gambler is shot dead all except Maigret suspect his mistress is to blame

Maigret is called to the home of professional gambler, Felix Nahour, who has been found shot dead by his chambermaid. Maigret is shocked to recognise a photo of the man's wife who becomes the main suspect. All signs point to her guilt but Maigret suspects there might be more to this complicated affair.

  • Published: 19 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241304150
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • 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 Nahour Case

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