Maigret and the headless corpse / Georges Simenon ; translated by Howard Curtis.

Title:

ISBN:

9780241297261

Personal Author:

Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989

Publication Information:

London : Penguin Books, 2017.

Physical Description:

178 pages ; 20 cm.

General Note:

Series numbering from Goodreads

First published in French as Maigret et le corps sans tête by Presses de la Cité 1955.

Summary:

CLASSIC CRIME. When a man's headless body is pulled from the Canal Saint Martin, Maigret and his colleagues are puzzled. In a chance encounter at a local cafe Maigret uncovers the truth behind this disturbing murder in an intriguing story of an estranged family, adulterous affairs and a secret inheritance. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

Personal Subject:

Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Subject Term:

Police--France--Paris -- Fiction

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction

Added Author:

Curtis, Howard, 1949-

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Series Title:

Inspector Maigret ;