L'amie De Madame Maigret

Description

Madame Maigret takes the lead in a disturbing investigation in this new translation, book thirty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series. When he got to his door, he was surprised not to hear any noise in the kitchen and not to smell any food. He went in, crossed the dining room, where the table had not been laid, and at last saw Madame Maigret, in her slip, busy taking off her stockings. This was so unlike her that he could find nothing to say, and when she saw him standing there wide-eyed, she burst out laughing. Inspector Maigret's wife turns sleuth after a strange encounter in a Paris square leads her on the trail of a woman in a white hat, and towards a grisly tale of deception and greed. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. 'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century ... Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian 'A supreme writer ... unforgettable vividness' Independent.

First Sentence

The chicken was on the stove, with a fine red carrot, a big onion, and a bunch of parsley with the stems sticking out.

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Other Editions

• L'amie De Madame MaigretPaperbackPresses De La Cite1952-01-01
• L'amie de Madame MaigretPresses de la Cité1950-01-01
• L'amie de Madame MaigretPresses de la Cité1952-01-01
• L'amie de Madame MaigretPresses de la Cite1952-01-01
• Madame Maigret's own casePublished for the Crime Club by Doubleday1959-01-01
• Madame Maigret's friendPenguin in association with Hamish Hamilton1967-01-01