A Man's Head - Maigret

b>b>“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” --The Guardianbr>/b>br>An atmospheric Inspector Maigret mystery set in the bustling streets of Paris/b>br>br>“Slowly the Czech was becoming animated, but in a muted way, so typical of the man. Maigret now noticed his hands, which were long, surprisingly white and dotted with freckles. They seemed to reach out and take part in the conversation. ‘Let’s be clear that it''s not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, it''s because from the very start you''ve been working with facts which had been falsified.’” br>br>Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. As his audacious plan to uncover the truth unfolds, he encounters rich American expatriates, some truly dangerous characters, and their hidden motives.

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One of the greatest writers of the 20th century . . . no other writer can set up a scene as sharply and with such economy as Simenon does . . . the conjuring of a world, a place, a time, a set of characters - above all, an atmosphere John Banville Financial Times

Product details

• Authors: David Coward, Georges Simenon, Simenon Georges
• Assisted by: David Coward (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.07.2014
• EAN: 9780141393513
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139351-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Inspector Maigret; Penguin Classics; Inspector Maigret
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Belgische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Classics, Classic crime, Classic fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction