Georges Simenon: Lock No. 1 (Inspector Maigret), Kartoniert / Broschiert
Lock No. 1 (Inspector Maigret)
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- Translation:
- David Coward
- Publisher:
- Picador, 12/2025
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781250398192
- Item number:
- 12146110
- Weight:
- 454 g
- Format:
- 191 x 127 mm
- Thickness:
- 25 mm
- Release date:
- 9.12.2025
- Series:
- Inspector Maigret
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
When a drowned man comes back to life, Georges Simenon's detective must figure out who might have wanted him dead-before they try again.
Emile Ducrau, the kingpin of a small town on the outskirts of Paris, is stabbed and left for dead in the harbor one night. When he's pulled from the water and miraculously revived, he enlists the help of Maigret to figure out who was behind the attempted murder. As Maigret sorts through the complex web of deceit, abuse, money, and power that darken Emile's many dealings in the town, he must also deal with the specter of his own looming retirement. But even as Maigret navigates the domineering Ducrau's attempts to control his investigation, and contemplates his offer of a job, he's jolted out of his reverie by two more deaths and must solve the case before the killer can strike again.
Biography (Georges Simenon)
Georges Simenon, geb. am 13. Februar 1903 in Liège/Belgien, begann nach abgebrochener Buchhändlerlehre als Lokalreporter. Nach einer Zeit in Paris als Privatsekretär eines Marquis wohnte er auf seinem Boot, mit dem er bis nach Lappland fuhr, Reiseberichte und erste Maigret-Romane verfassend. Schaffenswut und viele Ortswechsel bestimmten 30 Jahre lang sein Leben, bis er sich am Genfersee niederließ, wo er nach 75 Maigret-Romanen und über 120 Non-Maigrets beschloss, statt Romane ausgreifende autobiographische Arbeiten (wie die monumentalen Intimen Memoiren ) zu diktieren. Er starb am 4. September 1989 in Lausanne.
