Maigret and the Old People

Inspector Maigret

‘Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style … Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka’ Independent on Sunday

The death of a beloved former ambassador unearths disturbing truths in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend

‘He had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist … have been better placed to understand characters who had suddenly materialized from another century?’

The violent death of a distinguished former ambassador, the Comte de Saint-Hilaire – an old man without political secrets or enemies – confounds Inspector Maigret, until a bundle of letters promises to uncover the tragic truth.

'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian

‘Gem-hard soul-probes . not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend’ Boyd Tonkin, The Times

Contributor: Shaun Whiteside (Translated by)

Translator: Shaun Whiteside

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