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      Maigret and the Minister: Inspector Maigret #46

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      'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'Once alone in his office, he went over and opened the window as if being in charge of this case made him gasp for a breath of fresh air... It made him feel almost fond of the petty thieves, maniacs, swindlers and offenders of all kin...

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      Product ID:9780241279854
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Inspector Maigret
      Title:Maigret and the Minister
      Subtitle:Inspector Maigret #46
      Authors:Author: Georges Simenon, Ros Schwartz
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic crime, Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation
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      'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'Once alone in his office, he went over and opened the window as if being in charge of this case made him gasp for a breath of fresh air... It made him feel almost fond of the petty thieves, maniacs, swindlers and offenders of all kinds that he usually had to deal with.'Maigret has no taste for politics, or politicians, but when he is summoned to a clandestine meeting by a desperate government minister one evening, he finds himself drawn into an unsavoury world of corruption, scandal and cover ups. 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

      ''His artistry is supreme'' John Banville

      ''Once alone in his office, he went over and opened the window as if being in charge of this case made him gasp for a breath of fresh air... It made him feel almost fond of the petty thieves, maniacs, swindlers and offenders of all kinds that he usually had to deal with.''

      Maigret has no taste for politics, or politicians, but when he is summoned to a clandestine meeting by a desperate government minister one evening, he finds himself drawn into an unsavoury world of corruption, scandal and cover ups.

      ''One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories'' Guardian

      ''A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness'' Independent


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2017-08-03

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      Weight152 g
      Dimensions197 × 131 × 12 mm