| Author: | Georges Simenon | ISBN: | 9781524705374 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | November 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Georges Simenon |
| ISBN: | 9781524705374 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | November 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
**“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 Guardian
Maigret stumbles upon a series of murders in Fontenay-le-Comte while visiting an old school friend**
On his way home from a conference, Maigret stops to visit an old school friend in Fontenay-le-Comte. A man in the same train car introduces himself and asks if Maigret has come to help solve the murder case. In fact, the man’s brother-in-law had been murdered four days earlier, followed by the murder of a local widow in the same way, a blow to the head with a pipe. While Maigret is in town, a third murder is reported. Maigret soon discovers that there are two warring factions in the town, a clear class separation, and an air of suspicion that only he can put to rest.
**“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 Guardian
Maigret stumbles upon a series of murders in Fontenay-le-Comte while visiting an old school friend**
On his way home from a conference, Maigret stops to visit an old school friend in Fontenay-le-Comte. A man in the same train car introduces himself and asks if Maigret has come to help solve the murder case. In fact, the man’s brother-in-law had been murdered four days earlier, followed by the murder of a local widow in the same way, a blow to the head with a pipe. While Maigret is in town, a third murder is reported. Maigret soon discovers that there are two warring factions in the town, a clear class separation, and an air of suspicion that only he can put to rest.
