'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray
What was it about him that had struck Maigret so forcefully? . . . Little John had cold eyes! . . . Four or five times in his life, he had met people with cold eyes, those eyes that can stare at you without establishing any human contact.
Persuaded to sail to New York by a fearful young law student, Maigret finds himself drawn into the city's underworld, and a wealthy businessman's closely guarded past.
'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian
Georges Simenon (Author)
Georges Simenon was born in Liege, 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.
Title: Maigret in New York: Inspector Maigret #27
Author: Simenon, Georges
ISBN: 9780241206362
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2016-01-07
Number of Pages: 192
Weight: 0.3584 kg
Praise for Georges Simenon:
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
These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself. -The Washington Post
Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals. -People
I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov. -William Faulkner
The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature. -Andre Gide
A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness. -The Independent (London)
Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller of tales. -The Observer (London)
Compelling, remorseless, brilliant. -John Gray
A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable-lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world he creates. -Muriel Spark
A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it. lle -Peter Ackroyd
Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. -John Banville