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Maigret and the Man on the Bench - Softcover

Book 41 of 75: Inspector Maigret

SIMENON, Georges

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Synopsis

Mondays are nobody's favorite day, but when Maigret's week begins with a corpse found stabbed to death in a Parisian alley, the Inspector immediately sees a flaw. Murders are rarely committed on Mondays. That clue, along with the victim's strange recent behavior, leads Maigret to the cause of this nasty crime-and reveals the tale of a deadly marriage.

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"Marvellously evoke[s] the sounds, the smells, the colour and the raucous life of European bars, ports and cities."-P. D . JAMES

MO N DAY S are nobody's favorite day, but when Maigret's week begins with a corpse found stabbed to death in a Parisian alley, the Inspector immediately sees a flaw. Murders are rarely committed on Mondays. That clue, along with the victim's strange recent behavior, leads Maigret to the cause of this nasty crime-and reveals the tale of a deadly marriage.

G E O R G E S S I M E N O N (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. He published his
first novel at seventeen and went on to write more than two hundred novels, becoming
one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors. His books have sold more
than 500 million copies and have been translated into fifty languages.

About the Author

Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Lie`ge, Belgium. As a young man he worked as a baker, journalist, and bookseller and published his first novel at seventeen. He went on to write more than two hundred novels, becoming one of the world's most prolific and bestselling authors. His books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into fifty languages.

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