A Man's Head: Inspector Maigret

Paperback Published on: 20/03/2025; Language: English, French (Original language of a translated text)
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Synopsis

'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've been working with facts which had been falsified.'

Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. As his audacious plan to uncover the truth unfolds, he encounters rich American expatriates, some truly dangerous characters and their hidden motives.

This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret's War of Nerves and A Battle of Nerves.

'Maigret emerges as a master of intuition and imagination, who moves in a world rendered intensely real in Simenon's incomparable prose' Christopher Hirst, Independent

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780141393513
  • Number of pages: 176
  • Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 13 mm
  • Weight: 122g
  • Languages: English, French (Original language of a translated text)

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A Man's Head
Eurocrime bliss...
This is definitely the best Maigret novel I've read so far. It begins with a prisoner finding his cell door unlocked, the guard absent and a rope dangling ... READ MORE
D J Smith
A Man's Head
One of Simenon's best...
This is definitely the best Maigret novel I've read so far. It begins with a prisoner finding his cell door unlocked, the guard absent and a rope dangling ... READ MORE
D J Smith