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Liberty Bar

Inspector Maigret
By Georges Simenon
Series: Inspector Maigret
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Set against the sun-soaked Riviera, Liberty Bar follows Inspector Maigret as he moves beyond the dazzling glamour of Antibes to delve into its shadowy demi-monde. Tracking a disreputable ex-spy fond of women and dive bars, Maigret uncovers the less savoury underbelly beneath the whitewashed façade of luxury. This new translation invites readers into a spellbinding French crime story that blends atmosphere and mystery in the classic Maigret series.
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Ideal for fans of classic detective fiction, French noir, and atmospheric crime thrillers. Suitable for readers who appreciate detailed character studies and immersive settings on the French Riviera.

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It had a smell of holidays. The previous evening, in Cannes harbour, with the setting sun, had also had the smell of holidays, especially the Ardena, whose owner swaggered in front of two girls with gorgeous figures.

A new translation of this novel set in the demi-monde of the sun-soaked Riviera, part of the Maigret series

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A new translation of this novel set in the demi-monde of the sun-soaked Riviera, part of the Maigret series.

Half an hour later, he was in Cannes ... White everywhere! Huge white hotels, white shops, white trousers and dresses, white sails out at sea. It was as if life were no more than a pantomime fairy-tale, a white and blue fairy-tale.

Dazzled at first by the glamour of sunny Antibes, Maigret soon finds himself immersed in the less salubrious side of the Riviera when he traces the steps of a shabby former spy who is fond of pretty women and dive bars.

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Praise for Georges Simenon:
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside" – The Guardian
"These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself." – The Washington Post
"Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals." – People
"An astute observer of human nature, writing in a spare and vivid style." – Amor Towles
"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." – John Le Carré

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141396095

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Dr David Watson
  • Translated by Dr David Watson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 125g

Pages: 160

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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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