A Maigret Christmas
  • Published: 19 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241356746
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $19.99

A Maigret Christmas

And Other Stories

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19 Nov 2018
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2 Nov 2017
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Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret

It is Christmas in Paris, but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets. In the short story that lends its title to the volume, 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 near Place des 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...
  • Published: 19 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241356746
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $19.99
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Praise for A Maigret Christmas

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

A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness

Independent

The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales

Observer

Powerfully evocative of impoverished, pre-modern Paris

Evening Standard

Heart-tugging stories [...] his understanding of human frailties and sympathy for the underdog shine through on every page

Daily Mail
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