The Grand Banks Cafe

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698157575
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grand Banks Café written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In this gripping novel set in an insular fishing community, Inspector Maigret must navigate an impenetrable subculture to solve a murder “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.

Author : David Coward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781322722047
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grand Banks Café written by David Coward and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 014197673X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night at the Crossroads written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA A new translation of Georges Simenon's sensational tale of deceit and back-stabbing in an isolated community, book six in the new Penguin Maigret series. '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? Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret at the Crossroads and The Crossroad Murders. '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

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0141396881
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inspector Maigret Omnibus: Volume 1 written by Georges Simenon and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first annual omnibus edition in the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series, comprising four titles from the series so far: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe. Additional material includes the original French first edition covers, art directed by Georges Simenon himself. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels. '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.' - The Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sailors' Rendezvous written by Georges Simenon and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524705454
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Maigret Christmas written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In this delightful holiday-themed collection of nine short stories, Inspector Maigret must solve a series of little mysteries—just in time for Christmas morning Christmas mysteries abound in this light-hearted holiday collection of Jules Maigret’s exploits: In one, an otherwise sensible little girl insists that she has seen Father Christmas, a statement alarming to her neighbors, Monsieur and Madame Maigret. Then, a choirboy helps the inspector solve a crime while he lies in bed with a cold; another boy, pursued by a criminal, ingeniously leaves a trail to help Maigret track him. Many of these stories feature observant and resourceful children, frightened yet resolute, who bring out a paternal streak in the childless Maigret. The rapport between the inspector and these youthful heroes imparts a delightful freshness to this holiday collection. A Maigret Christmas is a cornucopia for fans of Maigret and mysteries alike.

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143037286
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Man's Head written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspector Maigret makes his way from Paris's luxury hotels through the seedy and squalid streets and alleys of Paris as he tracks a killer on the run. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141982322
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inspector Maigret Omnibus 2 written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second annual omnibus edition includes four memorable titles from the past year of Maigret publishing: The Saint-Fiacre Affair (the one where Maigret goes back to the place of his birth), The Misty Harbour (the one where Maigret is left tied up on a rainy quayside all night), Maigret (the one where Maigret comes back from retirement) and The Judge's House (the one where Maigret is exiled to a mussel farming community). Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels. '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

Author : Georges Simenon
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141977930
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Two-Penny Bar written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as The Bar on the Seine A forgotten crime comes to light in the Parisian summer in Georges Simenon's twisted tale. Book eleven in the new Penguin Maigret series. 'A radiant late afternoon. 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 and into the sleazy underside of respectable Parisian life. In the oppressive heat of summer, a forgotten crime comes to light. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel is a revised translation, previously published as The Bar on the Seine. '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

Author : Leonardo Sciascia
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 9781590170618
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Day of the Owl written by Leonardo Sciascia and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he finds himself up against an apparently unbreachable wall of silence. A surprise turn puts him on the track of a series of nasty crimes. But all the while Bellodi's investigation is being carefully monitored by a host of observers, near and far. They share a single concern: to keep the truth from coming out. This short, beautifully paced novel is a mesmerizing description of the Mafia at work.