Maigret uncovers some troubling family politics in this new translation, book thirty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series. ` He had realized that it was her eyes as much as her vivacity that made her look so young. They were of a blue that was paler than the September sky over the sea & still had an expression of surprise, of wonderment` When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy
- uncovering a lost fortune & some poisonous family politics. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. ` His artistry is supreme` John Banville ` One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.. . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories` Guardian `A supreme writer.. .unforgettable vividness` Independent