Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder.
As his audacious plan to uncover the truth unfolds, he encounters rich American expatriates, some truly dangerous characters, and their hidden motives.
One of Simenon's novels from the series about the famous inspector Jules Maigret. This time, the fearless and insightful Parisian police inspector leaves the famous streets of Paris and goes to the bustling New York, where a new and unusual investigation
A novel by Edgar Faure (pseud. Edgar Sanday), a crime story with elements of social satire, set in a French provincial town. The atmosphere is imbued with tension and irony, and the language flows with ease, making the work attractive and intriguing.
This is a book that teaches us how to marvel at the world again, a book that someone, in a bus or a room, will look at and think about, perhaps in some way, to add to it.