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 A forgotten crime comes to light in the heart of Parisian summer in this twisted Inspector Maigret tale A radiant late afternoon.
The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank .
there are days like this, when or.