Shadow Puppet Simenon GeorgesPaperback
Shadow Puppet Simenon GeorgesPaperback "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow…
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Shadow Puppet Simenon GeorgesPaperback
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The GuardianA gripping domestic tragedy starring Inspector Maigret and set in Simenon's very own neighborhood "One by one the lighted windows went dark.
It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A taxi pulled up. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake."Summoned to the dimly-lit Place des Vosges one night, where he sees shadowy figures at apartment windows, Maigret uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction and a terrible, fatal