One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century .
In the oppressive heat of summer, a forgotten crime comes to light..
A story told by a condemned man leads Maigret to a bar by the Seine and into the sleazy underside of respectable Parisian life. there are days like this, when ordinary life seems heightened, when the people walking down the street, the trams and cars all seem to exist in a fairy tale. . .
The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank . -- The Guardian A forgotten crime comes to light in the heart of Parisian summer in this twisted Inspector Maigret tale A radiant late afternoon.
Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories. . .
One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century
