Maigret's Revolver - Inspector Maigret Volume 40

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>When Inspector Maigret’s .45 revolver is stolen from his home, he becomes embroiled in a murder in which the gun may have played a deadly rolebr>/b>br> Maigret is the victim of a burglary in which the .45 revolver he had received as a gift from the FBI is stolen. That evening Maigret attends a dinner where François Lagrange, an acquaintance of Maigret’s friend, is expected but fails to appear due to ill health. Following his instincts, Maigret decides to investigate Lagrange’s absence and uncovers a body stowed in a trunk, as well as Lagrange, who refuses to talk and seems to have lost his mind. Only Maigret can uncover the truth--and the fateful role his revolver may have played.

Product details

• Authors: Sian Reynolds, Georges Simenon
• Assisted by: Sian Reynolds (Translation), Siân Reynolds (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9780241277430
• ISBN: 978-0-241-27743-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Inspector Maigret; Penguin Classics; Inspector Maigret
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Nature > Garden; Belgische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Crime, France, Fiction in translation, Classic fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary