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The Hand
And Other NovelsA brilliant portrait of betrayal, hypocrisy, love and loss
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Letter to My Judge
A dark, psychological tale of deadly obsession, in a masterful new translation'My dear Judge, I would like one man, just one, to understand me. And I really hope that man can be you.'In a small town in western France, Dr Charles Alavoine seems to lead the perfect life: his own medical practice, two beautiful children, a new wife and a doting mother. Yet as each quiet day of bourgeois conformity passes, Alavoine begins to feel a sharp sense of futility. Then, one rainy day in December, he meets a mysterious young woman on a station platform. Fascinated by her innocence and the scars of her past, Alavoine's passion soon gives way to a dangerous obsession, ending in a terrible act that will forever change the course of his life.First published in 1947, Letter to My Judge is a masterful exploration of the darkest corners of the human soul, and a harrowing exorcism of Simenon's phantoms.
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Een misdaad in Holland
Commissaris Maigret reist af naar het Groningse provincieplaatsje Delfzijl na een wanhopig verzoek van de Franse professor Jean Declos, die verdacht wordt van moord. Tijdens Maigrets officieuze onderzoek, waarbij hij zich vooral laat leiden door de talrijke liefdesverhoudingen van het slachtoffer, maakt hij geen vrienden. De flamboyante Parijzenaar zaait verwarring en onrust in het nette dorp, waar alle mensen doodbraaf lijken. Wie kan de schuldige zijn? Georges Simenon bedacht het personage Jules Maigret toen hij op vakantie was in Delfzijl. De rest is geschiedenis: de Maigretverhalen vlogen over de toonbank en werden vele malen verfilmd. Een misdaad in Holland, dat zich afspeelt op de plek waar Maigret werd bedacht, is hét schoolvoorbeeld van de whodunit.Vertaald door Anne van der Straaten
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The Cat
A quite wonderful study of how uncompromising humans become in their old age ... This novel has been given the label of “classic” for a reason. The writing is rich, the plot is interesting — Simenon, in his infinite literary wisdom, ticks all the boxes of fine storytelling. But it’s the depth of character that boosts it from good to great ... If you’ve already read Simenon, it’s a reminder of his talent. And if you haven’t, think of The Cat as a gateway drug
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Maigret's Dead Man
Inspector MaigretOne of the greatest writers of the 20th century . . . no other writer can set up a scene as sharply and with such economy as Simenon does . . . the conjuring of a world, a place, a time, a set of characters - above all, an atmosphere
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Maigret Defends Himself
Inspector MaigretOne of the greatest writers of the 20th century . . . no other writer can set up a scene as sharply and with such economy as Simenon does . . . the conjuring of a world, a place, a time, a set of characters - above all, an atmosphere
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Maigret and the Headless Corpse
Inspector MaigretNot just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend . . . he exposes secrets and crimes not by forensic wizardry, but by the melded powers of therapist, philosopher and confessor.
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Una Confesiã3n de Maigret / A Confession by Maigret
Un nuevo caso de Maigret en el que nada es lo que parece...>Años después, Maigret relata este episodio, que sigue atormentándolo, a su amigo, el Dr. Pardon. Nunca hubo pruebas, ninguna confesión. Y nunca pudo convencerse de la culpabilidad de Josset... No solo hay triunfos en la carrera del inspector Maigret. También hay dudas. Pero, ¿qué se puede hacer? Algunas vidas y algunas tragedias guardan sus secretos para siempre. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA new Maigret case in which nothing is what it seems...>Years later, Maigret recounts this episode, which continues to haunt him, to his friend, Dr. Pardon. There was never any evidence, no confession. And he could never convince himself of Josset's guilt... Inspector Maigret's career is not all triumphs. There are doubts as well. But what can one do? Some lives and some tragedies keep their secrets forever.
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A Maigret Christmas
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Three classic seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective It is Christmas in Paris, but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets... This collection brings together three of Simenon's most enjoyable Christmas tales, featuring Inspector Maigret and other characters from the Maigret novels. In 'A Maigret Christmas', the Inspector receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day, who lead him on the trail of a mysterious intruder dressed in red and white. In 'Seven Small Crosses in a Notebook', the sound of alarms over Paris send the police on a cat and mouse chase across the city. And 'The Little Restaurant in Les Ternes (A Christmas Story for Grown-Ups)' tells of a cynical woman who is moved to an unexpected act of festive charity in a nightclub - one that surprises even her...Translated by David Coward Other titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy 'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' The Times
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The Widow Couderc (Romans Durs)
A man and a woman are drawn together in this dark, existentialist masterpiece by Georges Simenon.Two strangers meet on a bus along a dusty road in rural France. Tati is a tough, work-worn widow, who runs the farm her late husband left behind, while trying to keep out of the way of her predatory in-laws. Jean is an odd, quiet man, recently out of prison, and in search of a new life. These lost souls recognize something in each other, and Jean becomes Tati's lodger and farmworker.In the still and heat of the summer, the pair labor together and, inevitably, begin to sleep together. Soon, however, their strange affair will become something altogether darker. First published in 1942 at the same time as Albert Camus's The Outsider, The Widow Couderc is Georges Simenon's existentialist masterpiece, the story of fatal attraction, an unsettling exploration of who we are and what we desire.
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Maigret Sets a Trap (Inspector Maigret)
With no leads to follow, Maigret must entrap a serial killer on the loose in Paris.A serial killer stalks the sweltering streets of summertime Montmartre, murdering women and disappearing without a trace into the district's maze of side streets and back alleys. With no leads and only a vague psychological profile, Maigret makes a risky bet to draw the killer into a trap. The case doesn't get any simpler once he has a suspect, however, as Maigret himself becomes entangled in a web of domestic intrigue and insecurity, one that just might reveal why the killer kills. Georges Simenon's Maigret Sets a Trap is a thrilling, fast-paced race to crack the case and a disturbing window into the twisted psyche of a murderer, one whose motives will haunt the inspector long after the particulars have been unraveled.
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The People Opposite (Romans Durs)
A foreign consul confronts fear, surveillance, and moral paralysis in Soviet-era Batumi.From the moment he arrives in the remote Soviet port town of Batumi, the Turkish consul Adil Bey finds himself plunged into an atmosphere of isolation and intimidation. The old rules of diplomacy seem to mean nothing. His fellow consuls are dismissive, even hostile, while Soviet officials merely smile and delay. Even as crowds of hungry petitioners swarm the consulate, his every request seems to disappear into a bureaucratic void. As arrests, rumors, and unexplained deaths accumulate, Bey begins to grasp that in Batumi, power operates invisibly, and that good intentions offer no defense.Written after Georges Simenon's own journey through the Soviet Union, The People Opposite is both a slow-burn political novel and a devastating portrait of psychological suffocation. In sparse, exacting prose, Simenon captures the erosion of selfhood under constant surveillance and the moral ambiguities surfaced by a system in which responsibility is endlessly deferred.
€ 16,50