His artistry is supreme John BanvilleHe had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist...have been better placed to understand characters who had suddenly materialized from another century?Maigret is called to the home of Armand de SaintHilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in his study by his housekeeper. After interviewing everyone concerned Maigret is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator until he comes across a series of letters from the past fifty years between the victim and a recently widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the twos relationship he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the officials demise.This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret in Society.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

Binding: Paperback;176 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: FFC; Weight: 266 g; Dimensions: 193 x 134 x 11

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