Grand Banks Café by Georges Simenon (2014, Trade Paperback)

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It was indeed a photograph, a picture of a woman. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100141393505
ISBN-139780141393506
eBay Product ID (ePID)201649385

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Edition8
Book TitleGrand Banks Café
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime
Publication Year2014
GenreFiction
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Book SeriesInspector Maigret Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight4.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in

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Dewey Edition23
Reviews'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.' -- The Guardian 'I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov.' -- William Faulkner 'The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature' -- André Gide 'A supreme writer…unforgettable vividness' -- The Independent 'Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales' -- The Observer 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' -- John Gray 'A truly wonderful writer... marvellously readable - lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the workd he creates' -- Muriel Spark 'A novelist who entered his fictional world as it he were a part of it' -- Peter Ackroyd 'Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century' -- John Banville
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume Number8
Dewey Decimal843.912
Synopsis"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré In this gripping novel set in an insular fishing community, Inspector Maigret must navigate an impenetrable subculture to solve a murder "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 pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut." Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage. "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." -- The Guardian, "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." -- The Guardian In this gripping novel set in an insular fishing community, Inspector Maigret must navigate an impenetrable subculture to solve a murder "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 pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut." Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage., It was indeed a photo, 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 pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut. Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage.

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  • The Grand Banks Cafe by Georges Simenon

    Thought I had read just about every available English translated Inspector Maigret novel by Georges Simenon, but no, I missed one! If you have never read an Inspector Maigret you are missing out. My favorite may be the Misty Harbor, but The Grand Banks Cafe which I am 2 chapters into, is definitely a good read. Chief Inspector Maigret is about to go on holiday with his wife to Alsace, when he is contacted by an old school chum who is very concerned that one of his former students, a sailor on a fishing vessel has been falsely accused of and arrested for the murder of the ships captain. This prompts Maigret to convince his wife to change their vacation plans to instead go to Fecamp...the scene of the crime and where the sailor is being held for the murder. A word of warning about Maigret novels...they are addictive!

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