Unjustly, Simenon has dropped out of sight. One of the first Maigret stories. Has Maigret's humanity and insight, a gripping game of cat and mouse with the perpetrator of an unknown crime and Simenon's matchless economy in giving a sense of person and place. The green second-hand paperbacks slip perfectly into the pocket for a train journey. Smaller than a Kindle!
(Tony Pratt - bwl 59 Winter 2011 ) |
