{"product_id":"9780141394183-shadow-puppet-the","title":"The Shadow Puppet","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspector Maigret\u003cbr\u003eOne by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new translation of this gripping domestic tragedy, set in Simenon's very own neighbourhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummoned to the dimly-lit Place des Vosges one night, where he sees shadowy figures at apartment windows, Maigret uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction and a terrible, fatal greed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as \u003ci\u003eMaigret Mystified\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow in the Courtyard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30345159508065,"sku":"9780141394183","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33913594.jpg?v=1745585599","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141394183-shadow-puppet-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}