Georges SimenonVezi magazinul Libris- 3 stele, bazat pe 1 voturi
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards.
Questioned in French, he remains mute .
A madman? In Maigret's office, he is searched.
His suit is new, his underwear is new, his shoes are new.
All identifying labels have been removed.
No identification papers.
No wallet.
Five crisp thousand-franc bills have been slipped into one of his pockets.
A distressed man is found wandering the streets of Paris, with no memory of who he is or how he got there.
The answers lead Maigret to a small harbour town, whose quiet citizens conceal a poisonous malice.
Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.
This novel has been published in a previous translation as Death of a Harbour Master.
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'A supreme writer .
unforgettable vividness' Independent.
