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The Judge's House

Inspector Maigret
By Georges Simenon
Series: Inspector Maigret
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In The Judge's House by Georges Simenon, the story delves into the life of the introspective and somewhat reclusive Chief Inspector Maigret. Seeking solitude and a break from his routine, Maigret rents a house that once belonged to a severe and authoritarian judge. Over time, the inspector finds himself unraveling the past of the enigmatic residence and its former owner while reflecting on justice and fate.
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The Judge's House

Exiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal town in this new translation, book twenty-two in the new Penguin Maigret series. He went out, lit his pipe and walked slowly to the harbour. He could hear scurrying footsteps behind him. The sea was becoming swollen. The beams of the lighthouses joined in the sky.

Exiled from the Police Judiciare in Paris, Maigret bides his time in a remote coastal town in France. There, among the lighthouses, mussel farms and the eerie wail of foghorns, he discovers that a community's loyalties hide unpleasant truths.

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Exiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal town.

A short, sprightly man appeared in the doorway, looked left and right, and went back into the passage. A moment later, the improbable happened. The little man reappeared, bent over, clinging to a long mass that he now started dragging through the mud.

It must have been heavy. After four metres, he stopped to catch his breath. The front door of the house had been left open. The sea was still twenty or thirty metres away.

The Judge's House invites readers into a world where secrets lie beneath the surface, waiting to be uncovered.

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The Judge's House by Georges Simenon is highly praised by critics for its engrossing narrative and masterful storytelling. Simenon is lauded as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, with a unique ability to create vivid atmospheres and compelling characters. His works, including this novel, are seen as timeless and profoundly insightful, inviting readers to delve deeply into human nature.

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ISBN: 9780241188453

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 August 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Howard Curtis
  • Translated by Howard Curtis

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 137g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Georges Simenon (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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