Maigret's Revolver Inspector Maigret - by Georges Simenon Paperback

Book Synopsis

A firearm filched from his own apartment, a politician's corpse, and an ostentatious woman of mysterious means--in Maigret's latest case, he must connect the dots before tragedy strikes twice.

When Maigret's revolver is stolen from his apartment, under the nose of Madame Maigret, he knows he must act fast. The Smith & Wesson .45, a gift from the FBI, has a very sensitive trigger. And anyone who bothers to steal a revolver certainly plans to use it. Within forty-eight hours, the investigation turns up a deranged baron who collects Maigret press cuttings; a dead politician, his corpse stuffed into a trunk; and a high-living woman of dubious means. To untangle these threads and apprehend his thief, Maigret dashes to London's Savoy Hotel--where, sleep-deprived in jarringly luxurious surroundings, he starts to question his understanding of the whole case. A finely turned mystery and a wry commentary on wealth's corrosive allure, Maigret's Revolver is Georges Simenon at his worldly wise best.

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.

Siân Reynolds was born in Cardiff, and taught at both the University of Sussex and the University of Edinburgh before serving as chair of French at the University of Stirling from 1990 to 2004. She has translated numerous books from the French, both fiction and nonfiction, including works by the crime writer Fred Vargas.