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  • Published: 24 March 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141982199
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176

Maigret Sets a Trap

Inspector Maigret #48




With Paris under siege following a series of murders, Maigret must hatch a cunning plan to lure the murderer out

High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people were crowding round the little tables where rosé wine was being served ... Yet a hundred metres further on, the little alleyways were deserted, and the killer might find it easy to pounce
Detective Chief Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter how complex the case, but when someone starts killing women on the streets of Montmartre, he finds himself confounded. Under increasing pressure, Maigret brings together officers from across the city in a trap that finally catches the murderer out...

  • Published: 24 March 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141982199
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176

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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