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Maigret påträffar en död man mitt på Place de la Concorde. Samme man som tidigare sökt honom och sagt sig vara förföljd. Vem är mördaren? Vad är motivet? Det enda Maigret har att gå på är att han till varje pris måste få tag på en gul Citroën med Parisnummer, där de två sista siffrorna är 38. Vi får följa Maigret genom ett vårligt Paris på en andlöst spännande hetsjakt efter en kall och undanglidande mördare.
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Maigret har precis gått i pension och tillbringar sina dagar på landet i Meung-sur-Loire med att spela belote och tömma ett och annat glas calvados. Han är dock inte svårövertalad när en ung fransk-amerikan, sonen till en välbärgad affärsman, dyker upp och berättar att hans far är i fara och att han behöver Maigrets hjälp. Redan första dagen i New York försvinner den unge mannen och Maigret hamnar mitt i en gangsteruppgörelse. Men med hjälp av en före detta varietéartist som blivit sierska, en alkoholiserad journalist, en ambitiös överkonstapel samt hans gamle vän från FBI, Michael OBrien, lyckas Maigret till slut lösa mysteriet som har sina rötter i en tragisk historia långt tillbaka i tiden.
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Georges Simenons älskade och vid det här laget klassiska kommissarie Maigret-böcker har varit svåra att få tag på men från och med i höst kommer tre titlar per säsong att ges ut av Atlantis. De första tre, Maigret på semester, Maigret på nattklubb och Min vän Maigret, räknas av många till de bästa och är alla i Gunnel Vallquists stilrena översättning. I Montmartre, där ljusreklamerna flammar på kvällen och turisterna trängs i kvarteren runt Place Pigalle, där den sista neonskylten släcks i småtimmarna och nattklubbarnas tristess avslöjas av det nyktra dagsljuset, där finner sig kommissarie Maigret en regntung dag. Han ska reda ut mordet på en vacker strip tease-dansös som polisen funnit strypt i sin lägenhet. Den döda visar sig vara nyckelfigur i ett drama som utspelas kring en rad tvivelaktiga existenser och vars trådar leder långt utanför Paris. Från sin strategiska punkt, den lilla sjaskiga nattklubben, dirigerar Maigret med sin vanliga orubbliga säkerhet spaningarna efter den gäckande skugga som sitter inne med gåtans lösning. Över den spännande jakten, som går från kafé till kafé, genom Montmartres trappor och prång, vilar en tjusande Parisstämning, som gör läsningen av Maigret på nattklubb till ett lika stort nöje för Paris-entusiasten som för deckarfantasten.
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I Paris har fem kvinnor fallit offer för en brutal seriemördare. Vad är sambandet mellan de meningslösa överfallen i Montmartres gränder? Polisen har ingen ledtråd, allmänheten är otålig och tidningarna pressar på. Maigret tar hjälp av en framstående psykiater och bestämmer sig för att gillra en fälla. Medan mörkret faller över världsstaden efter ännu en brännhet sommardag, har Maigret inte annat att göra än att vänta.
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'His artistry is supreme' John Banville'Sullenly, he got dressed. Why, whenever he was woken on a winter night like this, did the coffee have a particular taste? The smell of the apartment was different...his pipe, too, had a different taste.'Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect.This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Idle Burglar. '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
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»En av 1900-talets största författare.« | The Guardian
»Jag älskar Simenons romaner. Han får mig att tänka på Tjechov.« | William Faulkner
Kees Popingas liv har sett likadant ut så länge han kan minnas. Den vaga, mystiska känsla han får av att se tåg passera, särskilt nattåg, är det enda som avviker från rutinerna. Men plötsligt faller hans värld samman, när hans chef visar sig vara en bedragare, företaget konkursmässigt och Kees själv ruinerad. Han flyr sitt gamla liv med tåget till Amsterdam. Så småningom med ett annat tåg till Paris. Vid det laget, han vet det inte själv, är Kees mördare. Och den nederländska polisen är honom på spåren. Mannen som såg tågen gå förbi [1938] är en av Georges Simenons främsta romaner, här i svensk översättning av Elisabeth von Törne-Arfwedson och med ett nyskrivet förord av Lena Kåreland, litteraturforskare och professor emerita vid Uppsala universitet.
GEORGES SIMENON [1903-1989], född 1903 i Liège, Belgien, död 1989 i Lausanne, Schweiz, var en närmast ofattbart produktiv författare, till cirka 300 romaner och 500 noveller. Allra mest känd är han som upphovsman till kriminalkommissarie Maigret, men han skrev också en rad romaner som med tiden kommit att räknas som klassiker. De mest hyllade och lästa är Mannen som såg tågen gå förbi och Snön var smutsig, som nu kommer i efterlängtade nyutgåvor.
»Simenon har skrivit några av 1900-talets mest extraordinära mästerverk.« | John Banville
»En verkligt underbar författare. Klar, enkel, fullkomligt samstämmig med den värld han skapar.« | The Observer
»Den störste av dem alla, den mest genuina romanförfattare vi haft.« | André Gide
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The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man. His firm muscles filled out his jacket and quickly pulled all his trousers out of shape.He had a way of imposing himself just by standing there. His assertive presence had often irked many of his own colleagues.In Simenon's first novel featuring Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces the true identity of Pietr the Latvian.This novel has been published in previous translations as The Case of Peter the Lett and Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian
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A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces.'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion ... disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers'Kees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for - and something snaps. Kees used to watch the trains go by to exciting destinations. Now, on some dark impulse, he boards one at random, and begins a new life of recklessness and violence. This chilling portrayal of a man who breaks from society and goes on the run asks who we are, and what we are capable of. 'Classic Simenon ... extraordinary in its evocative power' Independent'What emerges is the bare human animal' John Gray'Read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss' Sunday Times
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‘Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style … Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka’ Independent on SundayThe death of a beloved former ambassador unearths disturbing truths in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend ‘He had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist … have been better placed to understand characters who had suddenly materialized from another century?’The violent death of a distinguished former ambassador, the Comte de Saint-Hilaire – an old man without political secrets or enemies – confounds Inspector Maigret, until a bundle of letters promises to uncover the tragic truth.'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian‘Gem-hard soul-probes . . . not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend’ Boyd Tonkin, The Times
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'The most addictive of writers' Observer 'High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people were crowding round the little tables where rosé wine was being served ... Yet a hundred metres further on, the little alleyways were deserted, and the killer might find it easy to pounce'Detective Chief Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter how complex the case, but when someone starts killing women on the streets of Montmartre, he finds himself confounded. In the sweltering Paris summer heat, with the city in a state of siege, Maigret hatches a plan to lure the murderer out ...'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'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 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
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The second book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, in a new translation by Anthea Bell.Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seemed to escape him. The face of the man in the ill-fitting coat just misted up so that it hardly looked human. In theory this mental portrait was good enough, but now it was replaced by fleeting images which should have added up to one and the same man but which refused to get themselves into focus.The circumstances of Monsieur Gallet's death all seem fake: the name the deceased was travelling under and his presumed profession, and more worryingly, his family's grief. Their haughtiness seems to hide ambiguous feelings about the hapless man. In this haunting story, Maigret discovers the appalling truth and the real crime hidden behind the surface of lies.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret Stonewalled and The Death of Monsieur Gallet.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
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'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray A first ink drawing showed a hanged man swinging from a gallows on which perched an enormous crow. And there were at least twenty other etchings and pen or pencil sketches that had the same leitmotif of hanging.On the edge of a forest: a man hanging from every branch.A church steeple: beneath the weathercock, a human body dangling from each arm of the cross. . . Below another sketch were written four lines from François Villon's Ballade of the Hanged Men.On a trip to Brussels, Maigret unwittingly causes a man's suicide, but his own remorse is overshadowed by the discovery of the sordid events that drove the desperate man to shoot himself.This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets and The Crime of Inspector Maigret.'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian
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'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray What was the woman doing here? In a stable, wearing pearl earrings, her stylish bracelet and white buckskin shoes! She must have been alive when she got there because the crime had been committed after ten in the evening.But how? And why? And no one had heard a thing! She had not screamed. The two carters had not woken up.Inspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal. A well-dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been found strangled in a stable nearby. Why did her glamorous, hedonistic life come to such a brutal end here? Surely her taciturn husband Sir Walter knows - or maybe the answers lie with the crew of the barge La Providence.This novel has been published in previous translations as Lock 14 and Maigret Meets a Milord.'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian
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The fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge, in Linda Asher's timeless translation.There was an exaggerated humility about her. Her cowed eyes, her way of gliding noiselessly about without bumping into things, of quivering nervously at the slightest word, were the very image of a scullery maid accustomed to hardship. And yet he sensed, beneath that image, glints of pride held firmly in check. She was anaemic. Her flat chest was not formed to rouse desire. Nevertheless, she was strangely appealing, perhaps because she seemed troubled, despondent, sickly.In the windswept seaside town of Concarneau, a local wine merchant is shot. In fact, someone is out to kill all the influential men and the entire town is soon sent into a state of panic. For Maigret, the answers lie with the pale, downtrodden waitress Emma, and a strange yellow dog lurking in the shadows...Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as A Face for a Clue.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian
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'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half-light. She came forward like a film star, or rather like the ideal woman in an adolescent's dream. 'I gather you wish to talk to me, Inspector . . . but first of all please sit down . . .' Her accent was more pronounced than Carl's. Her voice sang, dropping on the last syllable of the longer words.'Maigret has been interrogating Carl Andersen for seventeen hours without a confession. He's either innocent or a very good liar. So why was the body of a diamond merchant found at his isolated mansion? Why is his sister always shut away in her room? And why does everyone at Three Widows Crossroads have something to hide?This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret at the Crossroads and The Crossroad Murders.'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'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
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'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Just take a look,' Duclos said in an undertone, pointing to the scene all round them, the picture-book town, with everything in its place, like ornaments on the mantlepiece of a careful housewife . . . 'Everyone here earns his living. Everyone's more or less content. And above all, everyone keeps his instincts under control, because that's the rule here, and a necessity if people want to live in society.'When a French professor visiting the quiet, Dutch coastal town of Delfzjil is accused of murder, Maigret is sent to investigate. The community seem happy to blame an unknown outsider, but there are people much closer to home who seem to know much more than they're letting on: Beetje, the dissatisfied daughter of a local farmer, Amy van Elst, sister-in-law of the deceased and a notorious local crook.This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret in Holland.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian
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'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves It was indeed a photograph, a picture of a woman. But the face was completely hidden, scribbled all over in red ink. Someone had tried to obliterate the head, someone very angry. The pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible.On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut.Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as The Sailors' Rendezvous.'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
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'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Let's be clear that it's not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, it's because from the very start you've been working with facts which had been falsified.'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.This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret's War of Nerves and A Battle of Nerves.'Maigret emerges as a master of intuition and imagination, who moves in a world rendered intensely real in Simenon's incomparable prose' Christopher Hirst, Independent
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The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing novel set in Liège, book ten in the new Penguin Maigret series.In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still seeps from the radiators. Delfosse strikes a match. They stop a moment to catch their breath, and work out how far they have still to go. And suddenly the match falls to the ground, as Delfosse gives a sharp cry and rushes back towards the washroom door. In the dark, he loses his way, returns and bumps into Chabot.Maigret observes from a distance as two boys are accused of killing a rich foreigner in Liège. Their loyalty, which binds them together through their adventures, is put to the test, and seemingly irrelevant social differences threaten their friendship and their freedom.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret at the "Gai-Moulin".'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent