| The Shadow Puppet Contributor(s): Simenon, Georges (Author), Schwartz, Ros (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0141394188 ISBN-13: 9780141394183 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 843.912 |
| Series: Inspector Maigret |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.20 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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 A gripping domestic tragedy starring Inspector Maigret and set in Simenon's very own neighborhood "One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake." Summoned to the dimly-lit Place des Vosges one night, where he sees shadowy figures at apartment windows, Maigret uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction and a terrible, fatal greed. |