Maxim Jakubowski's February 2014 Series of the Month.
Through countless TV and film incarnations and of course books, gruff Parisian cop Jules Maigret has been the epitome of the endearing but persistent burrower in the shadows of crime. Because of his creator Simenon's awesome productivity, the 75 novels featuring his investigations have never been all in print at any given time, and one must applaud Penguin's initiative to reissue the series at the rate of a title every month, many in new, improved translations.
Atmospheric, quirky, gripping, the Maigret novels feature not only a unique protagonist with a richly sketched circle of colleagues and family but powerful insights too into the psychology of crime and criminals, as well as wonderful evocations of France and many European backroads in the past century.
Pietr the Latvian is the novel in which Maigret first appears, and has already been followed by The Late Monsieur Gallet, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence, the powerful The Yellow Dog and The Night at the Crossroads. And so many more still to come!
Through countless TV and film incarnations and of course books, gruff Parisian cop Jules Maigret has been the epitome of the endearing but persistent burrower in the shadows of crime. Because of his creator Simenon's awesome productivity, the 75 novels featuring his investigations have never been all in print at any given time, and one must applaud Penguin's initiative to reissue the series at the rate of a title every month, many in new, improved translations.
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Through countless TV and film incarnations and of course books, gruff Parisian cop Jules Maigret has been the epitome of the endearing but persistent burrower in the shadows of crime. Because of his creator Simenon's awesome productivity, the 75 novels featuring his investigations have never been all in print at any given time, and one must applaud Penguin's initiative to reissue the series at the rate of a title every month, many in new, improved translations.
Pietr the Latvian features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Ebook, Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Pietr the Latvian was written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Pietr the Latvian has 161 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
