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Cécile Is Dead

by Georges Simenon

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“The matchless French crime novelist” -- Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker“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 absor... Read more
“The matchless French crime novelist” -- Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker“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 GuardianA moving novel about the destructive power of greed starring the unrivaled Inspector Maigret“Poor Cécile! And yet she was still young. Maigret had seen her papers: barely twenty-eight years old. But it would be difficult to look more like an old maid, to move less gracefully, in spite of the care she took to be friendly and pleasant. Those black dresses that she must make for herself from bad paper patterns, that ridiculous green hat!”In the dreary suburbs of Paris, the merciless greed of a seemingly respectable woman is unearthed by her long suffering niece, and Maigret discovers the far-reaching consequences of their actions. Less

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File size5.00(w)x7.60(h)x0.60(d)
Print pages192
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
Publication date December 29, 2015
Languageeng
ISBN9780698409200
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Georges Simenon
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Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (13 Feb 1903 – 4 Sep 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of ...

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