Maigret, Lognon, and the Gangsters Inspector Maigret - by Georges Simenon Paperback

Book Synopsis

An unidentified body, ruthless gangsters on the rampage, and Maigret's authority sabotaged--in this breakneck thriller, the inspector would rather risk his life than lose face.

When a group of American gangsters carry out a brazen hit on Parisian soil, Maigret finds himself in dangerous territory. He's accustomed to the ways of homegrown criminals. But these US mobsters, who act with staggering impunity, use tactics he cannot predict. To make matters worse, his prime witness is Lognon, a cop so unlucky he's said to be cursed.

Can Maigret deliver the justice that, he's told, keeps eluding the FBI? The skepticism he encounters, and the ominous warnings to stay in his lane, only steel his determination to vindicate the Police Judiciaire. A heart-stopping crime thriller from a master of the art, Maigret, Lognon, and the Gangsters takes Georges Simenon's hardened detective far out of his--and our--comfort zone.

About the Author

Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.

William Hobson is a writer and translator and a former contributing editor to Granta magazine. His translations from French and German include the Goncourt Prize winner The Battle by Patrick Rambaud, The Collector of Worlds by Iliya Troyanov, and Being Arab by Samir Kassir, which won the Index on Censorship's Freedom of Expression Award.