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  • Published: 20 August 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241304211
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $21.00

Maigret in Vichy

Inspector Maigret #68




While on holiday Maigret gets involved in a local murder case

Maigret and his wife takes a much needed holiday to Vichy, where they quickly become used to the slower pace of life. When a woman, who they regularly pass by on their daily strolls, is murdered Maigret can't help but offer his assistance to the local Inspector, a former colleague of Maigret's.

  • Published: 20 August 2019
  • ISBN: 9780241304211
  • 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 in Vichy

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