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The Shadow Puppet - (Inspector Maigret) by Georges Simenon (Paperback)

The Shadow Puppet - (Inspector Maigret) by  Georges Simenon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --<i>The Guardian</i><br></b><br><b>A gripping domestic tragedy starring Inspector Maigret and set in Simenon's very own neighborhood</b> <p/><i>"One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake."</i> <p/>Summoned to the dimly-lit Place des Vosges one night, where he sees shadowy figures at apartment windows, Maigret uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction and a terrible, fatal greed.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Georges Simenon: </b> <p/>"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --<i>The Guardian</i> <p/> "These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself." --<i>The Washington Post</i> <p/> "Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals." --<i>People</i> <p/> "I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov." --William Faulkner <p/> "The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature." --André Gide <p/> "A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness." --<i>The Independent</i> (London) <p/> "Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller of tales." --<i>The Observer</i> (London) <p/> "Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." --John Gray <p/> "A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable--lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world he creates." --Muriel Spark <p/> "A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it."lle --Peter Ackroyd <p/> "Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century." --John Banville<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>GEORGES SIMENON </b>(1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. Best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret books, he is a household name in continental Europe with a prolific output of more than four hundred novels and short stories.

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