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Letter to My Mother (Mini Modern Classics) by Georges Simenon
$4.00 NZD
Category: Crime Writer Biographies | Series: Mini Modern Classics | Reading Level: near fine
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.
Maigret Goes to School: Inspector Maigret #44 by Georges Simenon; Linda Coverdale (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The GuardianInspector Maigret becomes entangled in the dramas of a small town on his quest to solve t ...Show more
Maigret and the Headless Corpse : Inspector Maigret #47 by Georges Simenon; Howard Curtis (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The GuardianA man's dismembered body is found in a canal, and only Maigret can uncover the killer Whe ...Show more
Maigret and the Headless Corpse: Inspector Maigret #47 by Georges Simenon
$26.00 NZD
Category: Penguin Modern Crime Classics
One of Inspector Maigret's strangest and most compelling cases, now part of a new crime series in Penguin Modern ClassicsThe discovery of a dismembered body in the Canal Saint Martin leads Maigret into a tangled, baffling case involving a taciturn bistro-owner and a mysterious inheritance.
Maigret and the Informer: Inspector Maigret #74 by Georges Simenon; William Hobson (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'You see, I mainly work at night. I've ended up getting to know everybody. They're used to me in Pigalle, I exchange a few words with this person or that person. I go into the bars and cabarets where they give me a quarter bottle of Vi ...Show more
Maigret and the Killer (#70) by Georges Simenon; Shaun Whiteside (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
When a tape recorder is found on a murder victim, Inspector Maigret hopes this will be the clue he needs to track down the killer.
Maigret and the Loner: Inspector Maigret #73 by Georges Simenon; Howard Curtis (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'People who've been here a long time have been talking about him. This morning, when I was having my coffee and croissants, it was all they were talking about. The old folks, even the middle-aged people, remember him and can't understa ...Show more
Maigret and the Wine Merchant (#71) by Georges Simenon; Ros Schwartz (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
When a wealthy wine merchant is shot and killed in Paris, Inspector Maigret must investigate a long list of family, colleagues and lovers to uncover just who could have committed the crime. Delving into the depths of the man's personality, Maigret discovers that the victim may have made one too many ene ...Show more
Maigret's Holiday by Georges Simenon; Ros Schwartz (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The Guardian While on holiday, Inspector Maigret is drawn into the murder of a teenage girl and subs ...Show more
Maigret's Patience: Inspector Maigret #64 by Georges Simenon; David Watson (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just ten days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over twenty years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he elimi ...Show more
The Blue Room by Georges Simenon
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret
This is a new translation of Simenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust. It was all real: himself, the room, Andree still lying on the ravaged bed. For Tony and Andree, there are no rules when they meet in the blue room at the Hotel des Voyageurs. Their ...Show more
The Madman of Bergerac (Maigret #15) by Georges Simenon; Ros Schwartz (Translator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
A new translation of Simenon's tense novel, book sixteen in the Maigret series. "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 socks.... An insipid face. Glazed eyes. And Maigr ...Show more