Maigret and the Lazy Burglar

Maigret Capsule Collection
Brief Description
A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers. Inspector Maigret is supposed to be working to stop the gangs of robbers terrorising Paris, but then a body is found, dumped in the Bois de Boulogne. It turns out... Read More
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Maigret and the Lazy Burglar

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A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers.

Inspector Maigret is supposed to be working to stop the gangs of robbers terrorising Paris, but then a body is found, dumped in the Bois de Boulogne. It turns out to be a quiet, likeable burglar he has known for years, and for whom he cannot help feeling affection. Defying orders from his superiors, he determines to discover who killed his old acquaintance - even if it leads him into terrible danger.

Translated by Howard Curtis

Series: Inspector Maigret

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241788233

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Howard Curtis

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 123g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Georges Simenon was born in Li ge, Belgium in 1903. An intrepid traveller with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand, rather than to judge, the human condition in all its shades. His novels 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. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

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