Author: Georges Simenon Year: 1930 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery Culture: France
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The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos. 'Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man. His firm muscles filled out his jacket and quickly pulled all his trousers out of shape. He had a way of imposing himself just by standing there. His assertive presence had often irked many of his own colleagues.' In Simenon's first novel featuring Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces the true identity of Pietr the Latvian. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as The Case of Peter the Lett and Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray '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.' - The Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent From the Trade Paperback edition.
This book is part of the "Maigret" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Maigret's Revolver" First published in 1971 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret Hesitates" First published in 1968 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret and the Bum" First published in 1963 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret in Court" First published in 1960 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret has Scruples" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret's Mistake" First published in 1953 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "My Friend Maigret" First published in 1949 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Inspector Cadaver" First published in 1943 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Hotel Majestic" First published in 1942 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret Goes Home" First published in 1932 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Yellow Dog" First published in 1931 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Man's Head" First published in 1931 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Lock 14" First published in 1931 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Maigret in Holland" First published in 1931 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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