PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS : MAIGRET HESITATES PB B – GEORGES SIMENON-HOWARD CURTIS

The father of contemporary European detective fiction Ann Cleeves Maigret looked at him in some confusion, wondering if he waas dealing with a skilful actor or, on the contrary, with a sickly little man who found consolation in a subtle sense of humour. A series of anonymous letters lead Maigret into the wealthy household of an eminent laywer and a curious game of cat and mouse with Paris high society. His artistry is supreme John Banville One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century Guardian