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"Maigret" er en række udvalgte kriminalnoveller om den franske kriminalkommisær Jules Maigret, der har viet sit liv til at opklare forbrydelser, og konstant må stå over for gemene forbrydere i den franske hovedstad, Paris. Novellesamlingen bestå
Maigret bliver opsøgt af en gammel bekendt: Ferdinand Fumal. Fumal fortæller Maigret, at han føler sig truet. Noget peger i retning af, at de omtalte trusselsbreve er af Fumals egen produktion - og så burde sagen være lukket, er Maigret overbevist om. Men
Denne gang er den franske kriminalkommisær Jules Maigret taget helt til Arizona i USA. Her overværer han en retssag mod en sergent, der er under anklage for mordet på en ung kvinde. Turen er tænkt som en slags studierejse, hvor Maigret skal sætte sig ind
Mystiske sager er en del af den franske kriminalkommisær Jules Maigrets hverdag, men det bliver alligevel en tand mere besynderligt, da kommissærens ven, dr. Pascot, vækker ham en nat. Doktoren beder Maigret om hjælp til en mærkværdig sag. En mand og en k
Det skulle have været en hyggelig aften for madam Josselin, der havde været i teateret med sin datter. Men da de kom hjem, fandt de monsieur Josselin myrdet i sin stol, dræbt med to revolverskud. Samme aften havde han spillet skak med sin svigersøn, og mi
Maigret holder ferie i en lejlighed - men han kan ikke modstå at følge med i en kriminalsag i pressen og samtidig bistå en kollega med opklaringen.
På privat anmodning af Anna Peeters er Maigret inviteret til Givet i Ardennerne for at bevise familien Peeters uskyld eller rettere broren Joseph Peeters uskyld. Joseph er mistænkt for at stå bag den unge kvinde Germaines forsvinden. En kvinde, han har en
Alle må starte et sted, og "Maigrets første sag" fortæller om den ganske unge Maigret: 25 år og fyldt med store drømme om at komme til det berømte quai des Orfèvres. Kriminalromanen fortæller den spændende historie om den berømte kriminalkommiss
Den piberygende franske kriminalkommissær Jules Maigret har forladt sine trygge rammer i det franske og er taget på noget af en rejse til storbyen New York. Her venter ham en gåde omgærdet af hemmeligheder og mystik, og denne gang kræver det al kriminalko
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Maigret moved slowly, edging his bulky frame through the throng in Rue Saint-Antoine, which burst into life every morning, the sunshine streaming down from a clear sky on to the little barrows piled
Maigret bliver denne gang sendt til øen Porquerolles, der ligger i sydens varme. Der bor ikke særlig mange mennesker på den lille ø, og det burde derfor ikke være nogen større sag at opklare det mord, der er blevet begået. Men sagen er særligt interessant
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards. Questioned in French, he remains mute . . . A madman? In Maigret's office,
I perioden mellem 1930 og 1972 skrev den belgiske forfatter Georges Simenon ikke færre end 75 romaner og 28 noveller om den lunefulde kriminalkommissær Jules Maigret. En mastodontisk serie, som forlaget Rosenkilde & Bahnhof udgiver i kronlogisk rækkefølge
'Powerful . . . unputdownably gripping' Guardian 'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas' During his first holiday on the island of Porquero
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 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 fron
Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka Independent on Sunday In this classic novel, a dramatic case unfolds while Inspector Maigret is visiting
A new translation of Simenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust. It was all real: himself, the room, Andrée still lying on the ravaged bed. For Tony and Andrée, there are no rules when they meet in the
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville While at this time the previous day he had never heard of the Martons, the train set specialist was beginning to haunt his thoughts, and so was the elegant young woman who, he admitted, had boldly stood up t
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray In everyone's eyes, even the old ladies hiding behind their quivering curtains, even the kids just now who had turned to stare after they had passed him, he was the intruder, the undesirable. No,
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray Maigret plunges into the murky Parisian underworld in book twenty-nine of the new Penguin Maigret series. 'That shoeless foot looked incongruous lying on the pavement next to another foot encased
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'What he thought he had discovered, in place of the joyful candour that she usually displayed, was an irony which was neither less cheerful nor less childish, but which troubled him ... He wondere
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'You're a good soul, inspector, and when you're up against the second-rate criminals you get here in Paris, you're a crack policeman. But this business isn't for you. These guys play roug
'One of the great psychological novelists of this century' Independent They ran into cloud cover as they approached the French coast and flew up above it. Through a break in the clouds a little later, Maigret caught a lucky glimpse of the sea, spa
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'This was natural. It is the same everywhere. Rarely, however, had Maigret had such a strong sense of a clique. In a small town like this, of course there are the worthies, who are few and who inevitably
'Irresistible . . . so tightly wound that there's no natural place to put it down' Independent 'Maigret had questioned thousands, tens of thousands of people in the course of his career, some occupying important positions, others who were
'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, swi
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'There was no lack of picturesque individuals in a neighbourhood like Quai de Valmy. But he had seldom encountered the kind of inertia he had seen in that woman. It was hard to explain. When most people
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'What was he doing there? A hundred times, in the middle of an investigation, he'd had the same feeling of helplessness or, rather, futility. He would find himself abruptly plunged into the lives of
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville Eyes half-closed, head tilted against the back of his seat, he seemed not to be thinking, as the plane flew over a thick carpet of bright clouds. In reality, he was making an effort to bring names and shadow
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'Why all of a sudden did this shock him? He was annoyed with himself for being shocked. He felt as if he had been sucked into the bourgeois, almost edifying, atmosphere that surrounded those epeople, 
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray Inspector Maigret is followed home one evening by a man who reveals his intention to kill his wife and her lover. Maigret intervenes and speaks to the man daily but when the calls suddenly stop Maigre
'A brilliant portrait of betrayal, hypocrisy, love and loss' Chicago Tribune 'She tried to laugh, but was sobbing at the same time. She attempted to stand up and fell over, but she didn't shatter like the glass' Alone and adrift after
A new translation of this gripping domestic tragedy, set in Simenon's very own neighbourhood. 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 p
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville They suddenly found themselves in an impersonal world, where everyday words no longer seemed to mean anything, where the most mundane details were translated into unintelligible formulae. The judges' bla
Auch dieser 'Maigret' war lange nicht lieferbar. Der Kommissar verlässt seine Heimat und bricht nach New York auf. Natürlich erwartet ihn auch dort ein spannender Mordfall.
The fifth book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's gripping tale of small town suspicion and revenge , in Linda Asher's timeless translation. There was an exaggerated humility about her. Her cowed eyes, her way of gliding noiseles
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Maigret shrugged his shoulders, buried his hands in his pockets and went off without answering. He had just spent one of the most wretched days in his life. For hours, in his corn
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph A baffling case. A mysterious inheritance. It starts when a man's arm is fished out of Paris's Canal Saint-Martin. Then the rest
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves In a sweltering Paris summer Inspector Maigret works against the clock to catch a serial killer in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret is
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Inspector Maigret must do everything to prevent a murder from taking place in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Xavier Manto, a mild-mannered toy salesman
'A small but resonant masterpiece... this is fiction of the highest order, transcending all conventions of mere genre' John Banville, The Times A sinister note predicting a murder brings Inspector Maigret back to the town of his birth in this clas
The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were
The second book in the new Penguin Maigret series: Georges Simenon's devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal and the weakness of family ties, in a new translation by Anthea Bell. Instead of the detail filling itself in and becoming clearer, it seemed
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray A first ink drawing showed a hanged man swinging from a gallows on which perched an enormous crow. And there were at least twenty other etchings and pen or pencil sketches that had the same leitmotif
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half-light. She came forward like a film star, or rather like the ideal woman in an adolescent's dream. 'I gather you wish to t
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Just take a look,' Duclos said in an undertone, pointing to the scene all round them, the picture-book town, with everything in its place, like ornaments on the mantlepie
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves It was indeed a photograph, a picture of a woman. But the face was completely hidden, scribbled all over in red ink. Someone had tried to obliterate the head, someone very angry.
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Let's be clear that it's not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, it's because from the very start you
The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing novel set in Liège, book ten in the new Penguin Maigret series. In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still se
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'A radiant late afternoon. The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank . . . there are days like this, when ordinary life seems heightened, whe
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves She wasn't an ordinary supplicant. She didn't lower her eyes. There was nothing humble about her bearing. She spoke frankly, looking straight ahead, as if to claim what wa
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket? It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. The wor
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'The palm trees around the railway station were motionless, fixed in a Saharan sun . . . It really felt as if they were stepping into another world, and they were embarrassed to be entering it in
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'He opened the door for her and watched her walk away down the huge corridor, then hesitate at the top of the stairs. Heads turned as she passed. You sensed she came from a different world, the wo
A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces. 'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion ... disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers&
'Feels incredibly modern... it is brutal, frank about sex and violence, and will make your flesh creep' Ian Rankin A brilliant new translation of Simenon's critically acclaimed masterpiece. 'And always the dirty snow, the heaps of snow tha
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'When he had set them to work, Maigret had had a merry, almost fierce glint in his eye. He had set them loose on the house like a pack of hounds on the trail of a scent, encouraging them not with
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville Maigret wouldn't have admitted that what intrigued him most was the victim's face. All he had seen of it so far was one profile. Was it the bruises that gave her that sullen air? She looked like a ba
'The most addictive of writers' Observer 'High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people were crowding round the little tables where rosé wine was being served ... Yet a hundred metres further on, the little alleyways were deser
Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka Independent on Sunday Faced with a house of tight-lipped witnesses to a murder, Simenon's legendary I
Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka Independent on Sunday The death of a beloved former ambassador unearths disturbing truths in this classic
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'Sullenly, he got dressed. Why, whenever he was woken on a winter night like this, did the coffee have a particular taste? The smell of the apartment was different...his pipe, too, had a different taste.
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray When a tramp is recovered from the Seine, after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man's personal circumstances to figure out just who wanted to kill him. This novel has been publishe
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray During a quiet spell in June Maigret is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When a body is discovered near the famous Père Lachaise cemetery Maigret struggles to find a
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray It wasn't a traditional painter's smock that Madam Jonker was wearing. It was more a Dominican's monk's habit, the fabric as thick and soft as a bathrobe...She was holding a palette in
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Maigret looked at him in some confusion, wondering if he waas dealing with a skilful actor or, on the contrary, with a sickly little man who found consolation in a subtle sen
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'What else did they have to do with their days? They ambled around casually. From time to time, they paused, not because they were out of breath but to admire a tree, a house,
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Leaning on the banisters, Madame Maigret watched her husband going heavily downstairs . . . what the newspapers didn't know was how much energy he put into trying to unde
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'Maigret had never been comfortable in certain circles, among the wealthy bourgeoisie where he felt clumsy and awkward ... Built like a labourer, Oscar Chabut had hauled himse
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'People who've been here a long time have been talking about him. This morning, when I was having my coffee and croissants, it was all they were talking about. The old fol
Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret. It is Christmas in Paris, but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets... This collection brings togethe
This new selection of stories featuring Inspector Maigret - three of which are published in English for the first time - takes the detective from a mysterious death in a Cannes hotel to a love triangle in the Loire countryside and a bitter rivalry within
'You'll get used to things, you'll see. But you have to watch very carefully what you say and what you do.' Adil Bey is an outsider. Newly arrived as Turkish consul at a run-down Soviet port on the Black Sea, he receives only suspicion and
'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly find his forehead bathed in sweat, a tightness in his chest, and at those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him was unbea
Maigret har trukket sig tilbage og fordriver tiden, som han altid har ønsket det, med at fiske i Meung-sur-Loire. Lige indtil hans kones nevø fejlagtigt bliver hovedmistænkt for mordet på en gangster. Maigret rejser straks til Paris og senere Florida for
Joseph Mascouvin rapporterer til politiet, at han har fundet en notits på en café med besked om, at en sandsigerske vil blive myrdet kl. 17. Kort efter bliver sandsigersken Jeanne fundet myrdet. Låst inde i hendes køkken finder politiet en gammel mand, Oc
I celle nr. 11 sidder en dødsdømt fange og er indstillet på at livet nu er slut for ham. Han bliver noget overrasket, da han under sin tallerken finder en lille seddel, hvor hans flugtvej er beskrevet. Der står, at den 15. oktober kl. 2 om morgenen vil ha
Sent en aften bliver politikommissær Maigret kaldt til place des Vosges, en pragtfuld plads lige midt i det gamle Paris. Portnersken i nummer 61 mener gennem et vindue at have overværet en forbrydelse, da hun har set en mand falde sammen over sit skrive
Politikommissær Maigret er fra en lille flække i det midterste Frankrig: Saint-Fiacre. Hans far var godsforvalter på slottet Saint-Fiacre og da politiet i Paris pludselig får en mystisk meddelelse om at der vil finde et mord sted i den lille flække, vække
Efter at have været meldt savnet i seks uger bliver kaptajn Yves Joris fundet omvandrende i Paris gader. Han er ramt af hukommelsessvigt, men politiet finder hurtigt ud af, at han for nyligt er blevet skudt i kraniet og blevet behandlet for det. Sporene p
Maigret kaldes til det fornemme Hotel Majestic i Paris for at undersøge et mord. Hustruen til en velhavende amerikansk forretningsmand er blevet kvalt, men til Maigrets overraskelse konstaterer han, at den myrdede kvinde ankom til sit fatale møde med mord
Félicie på 24 år har været husholderske hos Jules Lapie, der er blevet skudt på sit værelse i huset. Félicie holder stædigt fast i, at der ikke har været nogen på besøg, selv om beviserne siger noget andet. Maigret tager til Montmartre for at afhøre den m
Maigret er på besøg hos sin ven lægen Pardon, da denne pludselig kaldes ud til et ulykkestilfælde. Maigret tager med ham. Blot hundrede meter fra lægens bolig ligger en ung mand på fortovet, stærkt blødende fra flere knivstik i ryggen. Hvem er den unge ma
Vi er i Paris. Byen er blevet opskræmt af nogle uhyggelige kvindemord. En formodentlig sindssyg person overfalder kvinder i ly af mørket og stikker dem ned med en kniv. Fra alle sider bestormes Maigret om hurtigt at få nedkæmpet dette uhyre. Hver gang smu
A gripping new translation of the iconic short story collection featuring Simenon's celebrated literary detective 'The truth was, Maigret knew nothing! Maigret felt. Maigret was sure he was right, would have bet his life on it. But in vain he'
'Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss' The Sunday Times A trio of Simenons finest psychological novels from the 1960s, including: The Hand, Betty and The Blue Room Amidst the fury of a relentless snowstorm, the loyalties
'Remarkable' New York Times ' No one is better than Simenon at showing how banal domestic conflict can lead to murderous catastrophe' Financial Times An acerbic tale of marital warfare and emotional estrangement, in a brilliant new transla
På privat anmodning af Anna Peeters er Maigret inviteret til Givet i Ardennerne for at bevise familien Peeters uskyld eller rettere broren Joseph Peeters uskyld. Joseph er mistænkt for at stå bag den unge kvinde Germaines forsvinden. En kvinde, han har en
Maigrets læge har givet ham besked på at tage ferie! Fru Maigret glæder sig til en dejlig tur på landet, men så langt vil Maigret ikke strække sig. Han vil blive i Paris og nyde byen. Naturligvis dukker en ny mordsag op under hans ferie. Hans kollega Janv
In this first installment in Georges Simenon's legendary Inspector Maigret series, M. Maigret hunts down an elusive and notorious confidence man, but finds that identifying him is a game of doubles, intrigue, and hidden crimes. When Detective Chief In
Niveau B2 Innerhalb von sechs Monaten wurden im Pariser Stadtteil Montmartre fünf Frauen ermordet. Wird es Jules Maigret, dem berühmten Inspektor mit der Pfeife, gelingen, den Täter zu überführen?
In The Misty Harbor , a missing harbormaster turns up, only to be murdered on his first night home, in another captivating tale featuring Georges Simenon's intrepid Inspector Maigret. A man, clad in brand-new clothes with no identification, is found o
" The Blue Room is a wondrous achievement, brief, inexorable, pared to, and agonizingly close to, the bone, and utterly compelling; in short, a true and luminous work of art." --John Banville He felt no resentment toward Andr?e for biting his li
Die Maigets leben noch nicht am Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, sondern ¿in einer Wohnung an der Place des Vosges. Ein Fremder, der sich vor dem Haus herumtreibt, weckt Madames Interesse. Wochenlang beobachtet sie ihn. Etwas ist seltsam an Madame Maigrets »Lieb
Eigentlich will Kommissar Maigret mit seiner Frau in den Sommerurlaub fahren. Sein Arzt hat ihm Erholung verordnet. Doch die Reisepläne zerschlagen sich, und ohne Arbeit langweilt Maigret sich am heimischen Boulevard Richard-Lenoir - bis im Pariser Ärztem
Det anonyme brev var stilet direkte til kriminalkommissær Jules Maigret, og beskeden var klar: Maigret bliver beordret til at tage kontakt til brevskriveren igennem en avisannonce. Men Maigret er ikke typen, der lader sig koste rundt, så han nægter at tag
Det er ikke hvem som helst, der indkvarterer sig på det fornemme parisiske hotel Georg V. Derfor er sagen så meget desto mere mystisk, da kriminalkommissær Jules Maigret bliver tilkaldt. Den unge grevinde Paverini i værelse 322 har om natten tilkaldt hjæl
Den piberygende franske kriminalkommissær Jules Maigret har forladt sine trygge rammer i det franske og er taget på noget af en rejse til storbyen New York. Her venter ham en gåde omgærdet af hemmeligheder og mystik, og denne gang kræver det al kriminalko
"Maigret og de to hængte" er en novellesamling bestående af særligt udvalgte kriminoveller fra den berømte forfatter Georges Simenons pen. Samlingen består af otte noveller, der alle har det til fælles, at de har den piberygende franske kriminal
Kess Popinga er en ganske almindelig mand. Han lever sit fredsommelige liv sammen med sin familie og oplever sjældent noget ud over det sædvanlige. Kun en enkelt ting er helt hans egen: interessen for toge og særligt nattoge, der suser igennem mørket; fyl