Cecile is Dead: Inspector Maigret #20

Description

Product ID:	9780141397054
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Series:	Inspector Maigret
Title:	Cecile is Dead
Subtitle:	Inspector Maigret #20
Authors:	Author: Georges Simenon, Anthea Bell
Page Count:	192
Subjects:	Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation
Description:	Select Guide Rating In the dreary suburbs of Paris, the merciless greed of a seemingly respectable woman is unearthed by her long suffering niece, and Maigret discovers the far-reaching consequences of their actions. ''The father of contemporary European detective fiction'' Ann Cleeves Poor Cécile! And yet she was still young. Maigret had seen her papers: barely twenty-eight years old. But it would be difficult to look more like an old maid, to move less gracefully, in spite of the care she took to be friendly and pleasant. Those black dresses that she must make for herself from bad paper patterns, that ridiculous green hat! In the dreary suburbs of Paris, the merciless greed of a seemingly respectable woman is unearthed by her long suffering niece, and Maigret discovers the far-reaching consequences of their actions. ''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray ''A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness'' Independent
Imprint Name:	Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-06-04

Weight	148 g
Dimensions	200 × 129 × 14 mm