The Two-Penny Bar Contributor(s): Simenon, Georges (Author), Watson, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 014139417X ISBN-13: 9780141394176 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
Dewey: 843.912 |
Series: Inspector Maigret |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.30 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 forgotten crime comes to light in the heart of Parisian summer in this twisted Inspector Maigret tale "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. |