Maigret (Inspector Maigret) [Paperback]

A gripping novel that sees Maigret brought out of his peaceful retirement.

When Maigrets police officer nephew is framed for a gangland murder, the former chief inspector must swap his countryside retirement for his old stomping ground: Pariss seamy underworld. Fueled by regular tipples and his omnipresent pipe, he goes up against a criminal enterprise whose leader, a police informant, considers himself untouchable. Can Maigrets forensic but off-the-books investigation save his nephew from prisonand uphold his own legacy as a peerless maverick for justice?

Georges Simenon(19031989) was born in Li?ge, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understandand not to judgethe 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.

Ros Schwartzhas translated numerous works of fiction and nonfiction from French, including several Georges Simenon titles, a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exup?rysThe Little Prince, and Mireille GanselsTranslation as Transhumance. The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpretings John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017.