The New Investigations of Inspector Maigret (Inspector Maigret)
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A hanged couple is found on a barge. A straightforward case of poisoning proves more complex than it seems. A young woman writes to Maigret fearing for her life. Time and again, the people of Paris find themselves in complex, deceitful, and terrifying scenarios—and only Maigret can uncover the truth. Written and published in journals during the Second World War, these seventeen short stories distill the atmosphere, themes, and psychological intensity that make Georges Simenon’s famous detective series so compelling.
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About the author
Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand—and not to judge—the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.
Howard Curtis lives in Norwich, England, and has translated more than a hundred books from the French, Italian, and Spanish.
Ros Schwartz has translated numerous works of fiction and nonfiction from French, including a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince and Mireille Gansel’s Translation as Transhumance. The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpreting’s John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017.
