The Judge's House Paperback by Georges Simenon; Translated by Howard Curtis

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Books (2016-02-16)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 176 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780241188453
• Item Weight: 141.75 grams
• Dimensions: 7.78 x 5.11 x 0.4 cm

“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré

Exiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal town

“A short, sprightly man appeared in the doorway, looked left and right, and went back into the passage. A moment later, the improbable happened. The little man reappeared, bent over, clinging to a long mass that he now started dragging through the mud. It must have been heavy. After four meters, he stopped to catch his breath. The front door of the house had been left open. The sea was still twenty or thirty meters away.”

Maigret has been exiled from Paris to a remote province, having offended his superiors. Out of his element, he finds himself utterly bored—until a murder case arrives.

About the Author

Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. Best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret books, his prolific output of more than four hundred novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe.

Howard Curtis is a prizewinning translator of French, Italian, and Spanish literature. He lives in London.