GEORGES SIMENON ~ MAIGRET 41 ~ The Man On The Boulevard Publisher: Penguin Red Classic
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 3rd printing
Font size: small, well spaced
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COVER: very minor marks & scuffsBINDING: still tight, spine smoothPAGES: date written in pencil at frontSynopsisLouis Thouret is found stabbed in a cul-de-sac off the Boulevard Saint-Martin, wearing light brown shoes and a garish tie his wife had never seen before. Each day he left his home to travel to Paris, his family believing that he worked as a storekeeper for a firm in the city. But Maigret discovers that the firm closed down three years earlier. So why had Louis concealed this from his wife and what did he do in Paris through the day...?aka Maigret and the Man on the Bench~~ Inspector Maigret #31 ~My Friend Maigret Publisher: Penguin Red Classic
Publication Date: 2006
Edition: 4th printing
Font size: small, well spaced
Condition (good)
COVER: minor shelf wear & creasesBINDING: strongPAGES: lightly tannedSynopsisWhen a small-time crook is murdered on the Mediterranean island of Porquerolles it transpires he had fervently declared his friendship with Maigret beforehand. The famous French detective, with a Scotland Yard observer in tow, must travel there to investigate.Translated by Nigel Ryan.~~ roman dur ~ The Man Who Watched Trains Go By Publisher: Penguin Red Classic
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 3rd printing
Font size: small, well spaced
Condition (g)
COVER: minor shelf wear BINDING: still tight, spine a little creasedPAGES: price written in pencil at front, minor marksSynopsisKees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for - and something snaps. Kees used to watch the trains go by to exciting destinations. Now, on some dark impulse, he boards one at random, and begins a new life of recklessness and violence. This chilling portrayal of a man who breaks from society and goes on the run asks who we are, and what we are capable of.***Standard UK postage is via Royal Mail Second Class post, and I dispatch within 3 working days of payment.If you have any questions, message me and I will do my best to answer.