Record Number |
783589 |
ISBN |
9780241206829 (pbk) |
9780241206829 (paperback) 0241206820 (paperback) |
Author |
Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 author. |
Title |
Maigret and the Old Lady / Simenon, Georges. |
Edition |
New ed. |
Publisher/Date |
London, UK : Penguin, 2016. |
London : Penguin Books, 2016. |
©2016 |
Pagination etc. |
176 p. 20 cm. |
Series |
Inspector Maigret 33 |
Contents note |
First published in French as Maigret et la vielle dame by Presses de la Cite 1950. |
Summary Note |
When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics. First published 1950. |
Maigret uncovers some troubling family politics in this new translation, book thirty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series. 'He had realized that it was her eyes as much as her vivacity that made her look so young. They were of a blue that was paler than the September sky over the sea and still had an expression of surprise, of wonderment' When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics. |
Target audience note |
General |
Language note |
Translated from the French. |
Subject - Name |
Maigret, Jules(Fictitious character)Fiction |
Subject |
Police -- France -- Paris -- Fiction |
Paris (France) -- Fiction |
Detective and mystery fiction. |
Added Author |
Schwartz, Ros translator. |
Shelf Location |
F SIME |