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Jonas Milk, "il signor Jonas" per i commercianti della place du Vieux-Marché, ha una libreria d'occasione, un temperamento mite e una moglie, Gina Palestri, giovane, bella e con una pessima reputazione. Quando Gina scompare nel nulla, nel cuore della notte, portando con sé alcuni preziosissimi francobolli, al libraio crolla il mondo addosso. E tutti sembrano sospettare che il piccolo ebreo, giunto da una remota città russa, sia la causa di questa sparizione.

George Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, translated 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.

A new translation of this moving novel about the destructive power of greed. Poor Cécile! And yet she was still young. Maigret had seen her papers: barely 28 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!

A new translation of Georges Simenon's devastating novel set on the French Riviera. It had a smell of holidays. The previous evening, in Cannes harbour, with the setting sun, had also had the smell of holidays, especially the Ardena, whose owner swaggered in front of two girls with gorgeous figures. Dazzled at first by the glamour of sunny Antibes, Maigret soon finds himself immersed in the less salubrious side of the Riviera, as he retraces the final steps of a local eccentric.

Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge, part of the new Maigret series. 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.

Il piccolo porto di Ouistreham, Bassa Normandia, è immerso nella nebbia, una nebbia silenziosa che sembra invadere tutto: le strade, le case, perfino i caffè in cui si muovono ormai quasi invisibili i suoi abitanti. Maigret vi arriva per accompagnare un uomo che ha perso la memoria e che subito dopo vi perderà la vita... un caso memorabile per il commissario.

At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket? It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. The words were written in pencil, in a regular handwriting that looked to him like a woman's. For pity's sake, ask to see the patient in room 15. When Inspector Maigret's wife falls ill on their seaside holiday, a visit to the hospital leads him on an unexpected quest to find justice for a young girl.

A new translation of Georges Simenon's gripping tale of lost identity. A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards. Questioned in French, he remains mute... A madman? In Maigret's office, he is searched. His suit is new, his underwear is new, his shoes are new. All identifying labels have been removed. No identification papers. No wallet. Five crisp thousand-franc bills have been slipped into one of his pockets.

In this new translation of Simenon's twisted tale, a forgotten crime comes to light in the Parisian summer. The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank...there are days like this, when ordinary life seems heightened, when the people walking down the street, the trams and cars all seem to exist in a fairy tale. A story told by a condemned man leads Maigret to a bar by the Seine.

A sparkling new translation of this flashback to the start of Inspector Maigret's career, part of the new Penguin Maigret series. The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist...he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest - a man capable of understanding another's destiny at first glance. The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family's dark secrets.

The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume 4 is the fourth in a series featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by the most acclaimed writers, past and present. From Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, Georges Simenon, Edward D. Hoch and everyone in between, this unique collection, edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, is a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

Un coup de téléphone de Porquerolles informe Maigret du meurtre d'un certain Marcellin qui, peu de temps avant sa mort, a prétendu être un "ami" du commissaire. En fait, Maigret l'a connu autrefois, lorsqu'il a fait admettre au sanatorium son amie Ginette qui était tuberculeuse (alors que Marcellin lui-même était en prison). Maigret se rend sur place, en compagnie de l'inspecteur Pyke, de Scotland Yard, venu en France pour étudier les méthodes du célèbre commissaire parisien.

À Paris, une nuit de mars, deux bateliers tirent de la Seine un clochard grièvement blessé. L'un d'eux, le jeune Van Houtte, affirme avoir noté la présence d'une Peugeot 403 rouge sur le quai, peu de temps avant le drame. Maigret retrouve les occupants de la voiture, mais ceux-ci parviennent à prouver leur innocence. L'identification du clochard ne va pas sans surprises : il s'agit d'un ancien médecin du nom de François Keller.

When a public tragedy threatens to expose a scandal within the Paris government, the Minister of Public Works calls in a favour to Maigret. A public project has collapsed and resulted in the death of 128 children after a report warning officials about the unsafe structure was disregarded. Now, that report has resurfaced, along with allegations that several politicians and contractors involved with the project may have suppressed its findings to avoid a scandal.

In einem kleinen Küstenstädtchen kommt es zu einer Reihe mysteriöser Verbrechen, die sich scheinbar alle gegen eine Gruppe von Honoratioren richten. Und an jedem Tatort taucht ein riesiger Hund auf, den niemand kennt und der alle in Schrecken versetzt. Maigret jedoch interessiert sich mehr für das Treiben der Einheimischen und durchschaut allmählich ihr Machtgefüge. Als er den Schuldigen dingfest macht, ist er der Einzige, der nicht aus allen Wolken fällt...

Madame Maigret ruft ihren Gatten in seinem Büro an. Bei ihr zu Hause sitzt ein ziemlich verstört wirkender junger Mann, der den Kommissar in einer dringlichen Angelegenheit persönlich sprechen will. Als Frau Maigret ihn einen Augenblick alleine im Salon lässt, entwendet er den Revolver des Kommissars und verschwindet. Maigret macht sich auf die Suche.

An einem einsamen Platz in Paris wird um drei Uhr nachts die Leiche eines schönen jungen Mädchens gefunden. Wer ist die Unbekannte? Warum musste sie sterben? Eigentlich ist Inspektor Lognon, den man nicht zu Unrecht "Inspektor Pechvogel" nennt, für diesen Bezirk zuständig. Aber Kommissar Maigret, den es in dieser Märznacht zufällig in Lognons Revier verschlagen hat, übernimmt die Ermittlungen.

Kurz vor seiner Hinrichtung erzählt ein Verbrecher dem Kommissar, dass er vor gut acht Jahren Augenzeuge eines bisher ungesühnten Mordes gewesen sei. Die Spur führt in ein einsames Ausflugslokal an der Seine, die Groschenschenke, in der sich eine illustre Gesellschaft Pariser Geschäftsleute trifft. Als vor seinen Augen ein Mann erschossen wird, entdeckt Maigret einen Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Morden und enthüllt so ein menschliches Drama...

Albert, besser bekannt als der Safeknacker Trauerkloß, stößt bei einem Einbruch auf die Leiche einer jungen Frau. Aus Sorge, dass ihr Mann unter Mordverdacht gerät, wendet sich die ehemalige Prostituierte an Maigret. Doch als er im Haus Serres nachfragt, will niemand von einem Einbruch wissen, geschweige denn von einer Leiche...

In einem kleinen Dorf an der französischen Küste wird eine Postangestellte ermordet. Als Hauptverdächtiger gilt der Dorflehrer, der jedoch Kommissar Maigret selber um Hilfe bittet. Schon bald stellt er fest, dass die Dorfbewohner alle unter einer Decke stecken und sogar die Kinder dabei mitspielen. Maigret muss zu äußerst unorthodoxen Methoden greifen...