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The Blue Room

By: Georges Simenon, Linda Coverdale - Translator
Narrated by: Jack Hawkins
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A new translation of Simenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust.

It was all real: himself, the room, Andrée still lying on the ravaged bed.

For Tony and Andrée, there are no rules when they meet in the blue room at the Hôtel des Voyageurs. Their adulterous affair is intoxicating, passionate - and dangerous. Soon it turns into a nightmare from which there can be no escape.

Simenon's stylish and sensual psychological thriller weaves a story of cruelty, reckless lust and relentless guilt.

©1965 Georges Simenon (P)2016 Audible, Ltd. Classics Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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Critic reviews

"One of the greatest writers of the 20th century.... Simenon was unequaled 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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I had never considered Simenon as a writer before. He wrote so many books, I wrongly assumed they would be of negligible quality. How wrong I was. This is an compelling story that works on a number of levels. Terrific writing.

Superb short novel

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