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Signed, Picpus

Inspector Maigret, Book 23

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Signed, Picpus

By: Georges Simenon, David Coward (translator)
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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About this listen

Maigret dismantles an intricate network of lies stretching from Paris to Nice. Mechanically, he had put his pince-nez down on the blotter and looked at it there with his large, short-sighted eyes. It is at that moment that the strange thing happens. One of the lenses, acting as a mirror, reflected the criss-cross, hatched ink marks which had dried on the blotter, and he could just make out a couple of words.

This novel has been published in previous translations as To Any Lengths and Maigret and the Fortuneteller.

Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. Best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret books, his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories has made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

©2015 Georges Simenon (P)2015 Audible, Ltd Classics Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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Critic reviews

"Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." (John Gray)
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century...Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." (Guardian)
"A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness." (Independent)
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For me, Simenon creates a whole world in a pleasingly spare way. My picture of Maigret is Rupert Davies (from the original 60's tv series). In my head that picture is blended with Gareth Armstrong's voice now. His Maigret is pitch perfect, as are his voices the whole cast of characters.
Simenon's plotting in Picpus is a little fantastical - though less so than in the earliest Maigrets. These novels are always a treat. I save them for a time when I can savour them over a day or two.

Vintage Maigret, brilliantly read

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