Maigret's First Case: Inspector Maigret

The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist... he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest, a man capable of understanding another's destiny at first glance. The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family's dark secrets.

''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray

The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist ... he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest, a man capable of understanding another''s destiny at first glance.

The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family''s dark secrets.

''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

• | Author: Georges Simenon, Ros Schwartz
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 07, 2016
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780241206386
• | ISBN-10: 0241206383