Maigret har precis gått i pension och tillbringar sina dagar på landet i Meung-sur-Loire med att spela belote och tömma ett och annat glas calvados. Han är dock inte svårövertalad när en ung fransk-amerikan, sonen till en välbärgad affärsman, dyker…
Georges Simenons älskade och vid det här laget klassiska kommissarie Maigret-böcker har varit svåra att få tag på men från och med i höst kommer tre titlar per säsong att ges ut av Atlantis. De första tre, Maigret på semester, Maigret på nattklubb o…
I Paris har fem kvinnor fallit offer för en brutal seriemördare. Vad är sambandet mellan de meningslösa överfallen i Montmartres gränder? Polisen har ingen ledtråd, allmänheten är otålig och tidningarna pressar på. Maigret tar hjälp av en framståend…
Atmosfär. Charm. Kultur. Spänning. Så löd reklamen för Maigretböckerna på 1950-talet och de orden håller än. Lulu har hittats död. Vem står för denna före detta prostituerade kvinnas lyxvåning nära Triumfbågen, i Paris flottaste kvarter? Lulu visar…
Maigret påträffar en död man mitt på Place de la Concorde. Samme man som tidigare sökt honom och sagt sig vara förföljd. Vem är mördaren? Vad är motivet? Det enda Maigret har att gå på är att han till varje pris måste få tag på en gul Citroën med Pa…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'A radiant late afternoon. The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank . . . there are days like this, when ordinary life seems heightened, when the…
Georges Simenons älskade och vid det här laget klassiska kommissarie Maigret-böcker har varit svåra att få tag på men från och med i höst kommer tre titlar per säsong att ges ut av Atlantis. De första tre, »Maigret på semester«, »Maigret på nattklub…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Let's be clear that it's not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, it's because from the very start you've been working w…
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half-light. She came forward like a film star, or rather like the ideal woman in an adolescent's dream. 'I gather you wish to talk to me, I…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves He recalled his travelling companion's agitated sleep - was it really sleep? - his sighs, and his sobbing. Then the two dangling legs, the patent-leather shoes and hand-knitted sock…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves She wasn't an ordinary supplicant. She didn't lower her eyes. There was nothing humble about her bearing. She spoke frankly, looking straight ahead, as if to claim what was rightful…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Just take a look,' Duclos said in an undertone, pointing to the scene all round them, the picture-book town, with everything in its place, like ornaments on the mantlepiece of a ca…
A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces. 'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion ... disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers'…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'He hadn't seen her arrive. She had stopped on the pavement a few steps away from him and was peering into the courtyard of the Police Judiciaire, where the small staff cars were pa…
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... This collection brings t…
»En av 1900-talets bästa romaner« | The New Yorker Frank Friedmaier bor på tredje våningen i ett hyreshus i en icke namngiven stad i ett land ockuperat av främmande makt. Frank bor hos sin mamma, som driver en bordell, för vilken han själv är halli…
»En av 1900-talets största författare.« | The Guardian »Jag älskar Simenons romaner. Han får mig att tänka på Tjechov.« | William Faulkner Kees Popingas liv har sett likadant ut så länge han kan minnas. Den vaga, mystiska känsla han får av att se tå…
The second book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, in a new translation by Anthea Bell. Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seem…
The fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge, in Linda Asher's timeless translation. There was an exaggerated humility about her. Her cowed eyes, her way of gliding noiselessl…
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'He was wearing a dark suit, a beige raincoat and on his feet, which were twisted at an odd angle, he wore yellow-brown shoes, which seemed out of keeping with a day as colourless as this. Apart from his shoes…
L?inspecteur Lognon, aussi appelé l?inspecteur Malchanceux par le commissaire Maigret, est gravement blesse une nuit, quand il quitte l?appartement d?une jeune femme, Marinette Augier. Il parait que Lognon était sur une grosse affaire et passait des…
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation…
'As you are well aware, we never loved each other in your lifetime. Both of us pretended.' Simenon explores the complexity of parent child relationships and the bitterness of things left unsaid in this stark, confessional piece. Penguin Modern: fif…
The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing novel set in Liege, book ten in the new Penguin Maigret series. In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still…
'Powerful . . .unputdownably gripping' Guardian 'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas' During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahe ca…
En 63-årig vagabond hittas i floden Seine i Paris. På sjukhuset upptäcker man att han har fått ett slag mot huvudet. Mannen visar sig vara en förre detta läkare vars fru plötsligt har kommit över ett stort arv och bor numera i en flådig lägenhet vid…
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'What was he doing there? A hundred times, in the middle of an investigation, he'd had the same feeling of helplessness or, rather, futility. He would find himself abruptly plunged into the lives of people he…
The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well…
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft ligh…
A new translation of this gripping domestic tragedy, set in Simenon's very own neighbourhood. One 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…
»En av 1900-talets bästa romaner« The New Yorker Frank Friedmaier bor på tredje våningen i ett hyreshus i en icke namngiven stad i ett land ockuperat av främmande makt. Frank bor hos sin mamma, som driver en bordell, för vilken han själv är hallick.…
