1151703
9780156028516
"A writer who, more than any other crime novelist, combined a high literary reputation with popular appeal."-P. D . JAMES WH E N M A I G R E T receives a visit from an old schoolmate whose mistress has been shot to death, he feels compelled to look into the case. Yet his boyhood friend is one of the suspects-along with the dead woman's four other lovers, each unknown to the others. Patiently Maigret works on his less than honest friend and a truculent concierge who knows more than she will tell. Slowly some unpleasant truths begin to surface and, in a startling finale, Maigret has no trouble seeing through the murderer's act. "Captivating."-T H E N E W YO R K T I M E S B O O K RE V I E W G E O R G E S S I M E N O N (1903-1989) was born in Liegrave;ge, Belgium. He published his first novel at seventeen and went on to write more than two hundred novels, becoming one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors. His books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into fifty languages.Simenon, Georges is the author of 'Maigret's Boyhood Friend' with ISBN 9780156028516 and ISBN 0156028514.
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