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Maigret Is Afraid (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by Ros Schwartz ...

Series Book 42 - Inspector Maigret
A spate of murders sends shock waves through a small rainswept town—where, unfortunately for the killer, Maigret happens to be passing through.Traveling back from a police congress in Bordeaux, Maigret stops off to see his friend, the investigating magistrate of the small town of Fontenay-le-Comte. In the past three days, the inspector’s friend tells him, two locals have been bludgeoned to death. ... Read more

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A spate of murders sends shock waves through a small rainswept town—where, unfortunately for the killer, Maigret happens to be passing through.Traveling back from a police congress in Bordeaux, Maigret stops off to see his friend, the investigating magistrate of the small town of Fontenay-le-Comte. In the past three days, the inspector’s friend tells him, two locals have been bludgeoned to death.
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Maigret's Failure (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by William Hobson ...

Series Book 49 - Inspector Maigret
A reluctant investigation into the murder of a hated man forces Inspector Jules Maigret to confront his own indifference, as justice slips quietly out of reach.Summoned by a man he despises, Maigret reluctantly agrees to protect Ferdinand Fumal, a former schoolyard bully turned ruthless businessman whose fortune has been built on the ruin of others. Now wealthy, feared, and politically connected, ... Read more

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A reluctant investigation into the murder of a hated man forces Inspector Jules Maigret to confront his own indifference, as justice slips quietly out of reach.Summoned by a man he despises, Maigret reluctantly agrees to protect Ferdinand Fumal, a former schoolyard bully turned ruthless businessman whose fortune has been built on the ruin of others. Now wealthy, feared, and politically connected,
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Pietr the Latvian (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by David Bellos ...

Series Book 1 - Inspector Maigret
In this first installment in Georges Simenon’s legendary Inspector Maigret series, M. Maigret hunts down an elusive and notorious confidence man, but finds that identifying him is a game of doubles, intrigue, and hidden crimes.When Detective Chief Inspector Maigret receives notice from Interpol that Pietr the Latvian, an infamous con man, is on his way to Paris, he rushes to intercept him at the ... Read more

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In this first installment in Georges Simenon’s legendary Inspector Maigret series, M. Maigret hunts down an elusive and notorious confidence man, but finds that identifying him is a game of doubles, intrigue, and hidden crimes.When Detective Chief Inspector Maigret receives notice from Interpol that Pietr the Latvian, an infamous con man, is on his way to Paris, he rushes to intercept him at the
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Signed, Picpus (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by David Coward ...

Series Book 23 - Inspector Maigret
“I want to know what goes on in people’s minds. I suppose that’s why I love Georges Simenon so much. He was such a master of the small domestic situation.” —Ruth RendellTomorrow, at five in the afternoon, I will kill the clairvoyant. Signed,Picpus.This chilling message is seen scratched into a café blotting pad, prompting Maigret to place eighty fortune tellers under police watch. If it’s a hoax, ... Read more

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“I want to know what goes on in people’s minds. I suppose that’s why I love Georges Simenon so much. He was such a master of the small domestic situation.” —Ruth RendellTomorrow, at five in the afternoon, I will kill the clairvoyant. Signed,Picpus.This chilling message is seen scratched into a café blotting pad, prompting Maigret to place eighty fortune tellers under police watch. If it’s a hoax,
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The Two-Penny Bar (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by David Watson ...

Series Book 11 - Inspector Maigret
In the heart of the Parisian summer, a forgotten crime comes to light in this Inspector Maigret tale from Georges Simenon.On the eve of his death, a condemned man remembers a crime he witnessed years before. With only the name of a bar to direct him, Maigret joins a party of summering revelers who have something to do with the unsolved disappearance—but what, exactly? Descending into the sleazy ... Read more

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In the heart of the Parisian summer, a forgotten crime comes to light in this Inspector Maigret tale from Georges Simenon.On the eve of his death, a condemned man remembers a crime he witnessed years before. With only the name of a bar to direct him, Maigret joins a party of summering revelers who have something to do with the unsolved disappearance—but what, exactly? Descending into the sleazy
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The Snow Was Dirty (Romans Durs)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by Howard Curtis ...

Series series Romans Durs
“Simenon has concentrated noir into a darkness as solid and heavy as the interior of a dwarf star.” —William T. VollmannWhat happens to everyday morality in a time of political deceit and betrayal? In an unnamed city under military occupation, nineteen-year-old Frank—a low-level thug and thief—should be content enough with his warm home and full stomach, even against the dreariness of an endless ... Read more

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“Simenon has concentrated noir into a darkness as solid and heavy as the interior of a dwarf star.” —William T. VollmannWhat happens to everyday morality in a time of political deceit and betrayal? In an unnamed city under military occupation, nineteen-year-old Frank—a low-level thug and thief—should be content enough with his warm home and full stomach, even against the dreariness of an endless
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Maigret's Mistake (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by Howard Curtis ...

Series Book 43 - Inspector Maigret
When a young woman is murdered, her recent exit from grim poverty may be the key to cracking the case—but Maigret, to his disquiet, struggles to spot the right suspect.In an apartment in the exclusive Étoile district of Paris, the body of twenty-six-year-old Louise Filon is found. She’s been shot in the head at close range. Maigret, arriving on the disturbing scene, questions her housekeeper and ... Read more

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When a young woman is murdered, her recent exit from grim poverty may be the key to cracking the case—but Maigret, to his disquiet, struggles to spot the right suspect.In an apartment in the exclusive Étoile district of Paris, the body of twenty-six-year-old Louise Filon is found. She’s been shot in the head at close range. Maigret, arriving on the disturbing scene, questions her housekeeper and
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Lock No. 1 (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by David Coward ...

Series Book 18 - Inspector Maigret
When a drowned man comes back to life, Georges Simenon’s detective must figure out who might have wanted him dead—before they try again.Emile Ducrau, the kingpin of a small town on the outskirts of Paris, is stabbed and left for dead in the harbor one night. When he’s pulled from the water and miraculously revived, he enlists the help of Maigret to figure out who was behind the attempted murder. ... Read more

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When a drowned man comes back to life, Georges Simenon’s detective must figure out who might have wanted him dead—before they try again.Emile Ducrau, the kingpin of a small town on the outskirts of Paris, is stabbed and left for dead in the harbor one night. When he’s pulled from the water and miraculously revived, he enlists the help of Maigret to figure out who was behind the attempted murder.
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The Mahé Circle (Romans Durs)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by Siân Reynolds ...

Series series Romans Durs
A shattering study of restlessness and midlife crisis on the ocean, from an icon of bleak fiction.François Mahé took his family on vacation to Porquerolles, a sun-drenched Côte d’Azur island, only because a friend suggested it. His everyday life as a small-town doctor was sedate and predictable, but contented—until he experienced the strange, hostile energy of Porquerolles, with its intense heat ... Read more

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A shattering study of restlessness and midlife crisis on the ocean, from an icon of bleak fiction.François Mahé took his family on vacation to Porquerolles, a sun-drenched Côte d’Azur island, only because a friend suggested it. His everyday life as a small-town doctor was sedate and predictable, but contented—until he experienced the strange, hostile energy of Porquerolles, with its intense heat
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The Late Monsieur Gallet (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by Anthea Bell ...

Series Book 2 - Inspector Maigret
When a man traveling abroad is murdered in his hotel room, Inspector Maigret must sift through the misdirection and betrayal to find the truth hidden beneath.A Monsieur Gallet has been found dead—murdered—in his hotel room, in a small town outside of Paris. In Georges Simenon’s The Late Monsieur Gallet, Inspector Maigret sets off to figure out the course of events that led to this grim outcome. ... Read more

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When a man traveling abroad is murdered in his hotel room, Inspector Maigret must sift through the misdirection and betrayal to find the truth hidden beneath.A Monsieur Gallet has been found dead—murdered—in his hotel room, in a small town outside of Paris. In Georges Simenon’s The Late Monsieur Gallet, Inspector Maigret sets off to figure out the course of events that led to this grim outcome.
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The Yellow Dog (Inspector Maigret)

by Georges Simenon ...

Narrated by James Faulkner ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Inspector Maigret
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"Bill Nighy is The Yellow Dog’s narrator, and he has a ball voicing [author Martin] Amis’s larger-than-life protagonists...Nighy succeeds not only in making the characters believable but great fun to be around." — The GuardianAn eerie mystery in which a local wine dealer is shot and a strange yellow dog starts to circle the town—Inspector Maigret must navigate small-town dynamics to find the ... Read more

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"Bill Nighy is The Yellow Dog’s narrator, and he has a ball voicing [author Martin] Amis’s larger-than-life protagonists...Nighy succeeds not only in making the characters believable but great fun to be around." — The GuardianAn eerie mystery in which a local wine dealer is shot and a strange yellow dog starts to circle the town—Inspector Maigret must navigate small-town dynamics to find the
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Teddy Bear (Romans Durs)

by Georges Simenon ...

Translated by Henry Clay ...

Series series Romans Durs
A masterful portrait of a life coming undone under the pressure of guilt, ambition, and suppressed desires.“A teddy bear in a child’s bed.” This is the image that comes, unbidden, to the mind of Professor Chabot, a renowned gynecologist, when he happens upon Emma, a young night shift nurse asleep in his clinic. Weighed down by the demands of keeping up appearances in his painstakingly earned ... Read more

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A masterful portrait of a life coming undone under the pressure of guilt, ambition, and suppressed desires.“A teddy bear in a child’s bed.” This is the image that comes, unbidden, to the mind of Professor Chabot, a renowned gynecologist, when he happens upon Emma, a young night shift nurse asleep in his clinic. Weighed down by the demands of keeping up appearances in his painstakingly earned
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