Maigret Takes a Room (Inspector Maigret)

Maigret Takes a Room (Inspector Maigret) - Paperback

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Maigret Takes a Room (Inspector Maigret)

Maigret Takes a Room (Inspector Maigret) - Paperback

by Georges Simenon
$17.00
Sale price  $17.00 Regular price 

Book Overview

After a shooting outside a boarding house, Maigret moves in and watches the locals. Everyone seems desperately ordinary--so who is concealing a dangerous secret?

While staking out a boarding house on a quiet street, Maigret's colleague Janvier is shot by a mysterious assailant. Keen to gather evidence, Maigret takes the unusual step of moving into the house. It's surprisingly comfortable and the landlady is charm itself--but, the inspector wonders, is her relentless good cheer a ruse? And is something sinister afoot in the apartment opposite, where an invalid woman never leaves her room? Only by observing this small community's daily routines, seemingly so mundane, can Maigret divine the bizarre truth of who shot Janvier--and why. Composed with Georges Simenon's trademark economy and wit, Maigret Takes a Room is a hypnotic reminder that beneath ordinary surfaces, disturbing sins lurk.
ISBN9781250425959
Author Georges Simenon
PublisherPicador USA
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages192
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon. Ros Schwartz has translated numerous works of fiction and nonfiction from French, including a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince and Mireille Gansel's Translation as Transhumance. The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpreting's John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017.

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