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Patrick Martin Ashbridge, un abogado que se ha ganado la confianza de la clase acomodada de Tumacacori, en la frontera de Estados Unidos con México, recibe la inesperada visita de su hermano menor Donald, prófugo que cumplía condena por un intento de asesinato. Un hombre débil, irresponsable y, sin embargo, dotado de un extraño poder de persuasión.

Lognon è un poliziotto scontroso e per questo antipatico ai suoi colleghi ma stimato da Maigret per le sue capacità investigative. Da anni si lamenta di non avere per le mani un'inchiesta sensazionale e adesso che gliene è capitata una, ci si è lanciato a capofitto. Purtroppo per lui però si tratta di un caso pericoloso che va ben al di là delle sue capacità: quelli che sta seguendo sono infatti gangster americani appena sbarcati a Parigi!

For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.

During an undercover case Inspector Lognon is shot in a room he was sharing with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the darker side of the art world.

Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Idle Burglar.

Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret remains unconvinced of the man's guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant's private life that may prove his innocence.

At a dinner party, Maigret recounts an old case in which Adrien Josset is found guilty and executed for the murder of his wife, Christine. As the case develops under the controlling hand of the magistrate, all clues point to Josset's guilt, yet Maigret is left unconvinced following his one interview with him. Years after the case, Maigret still doubts the true identity of the murderer. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Has Doubts.

In pensione da un anno nella sua casa di Meung-sur-Loire, Maigret riceve la visita di Jean Maura, il figlio di un ricco uomo d'affari di New York. Con l'aiuto del suo notaio, Jean convince Maigret a imbarcarsi con lui alla volta della metropoli americana, dove teme che il padre sia in grave pericolo. Al loro arrivo, però, la situazione si complica: Jean scompare. Questa volta l'indagine di Maigret dovrà rimestare nel passato di amicizie turbolente, portando alla luce vecchi misfatti e tradimenti.

Joseph Heurtin, condannato a morte per l'omicidio di una ricca vedova americana e della sua cameriera, attende in prigione il giorno dell'esecuzione. Ma Maigret non crede alla sua colpevolezza e, giocandosi tutta l'onorata carriera, organizza in segreto la sua evasione. È infatti convinto che sarà proprio Heurtin a condurlo sulle tracce del vero assassino.

When a self-made man appeals to Maigret for protection at his lavish home, a years-old grudge from the past resurfaces and the inspector finds himself questioning his own motives. Conflict rather than harmony probably reigned in eight out of 10 of the still magnificent houses that surrounded the park. But he had rarely had the opportunity to breath such a strained atmosphere as the one between these walls.

When a public tragedy threatens to expose a scandal within the Paris government, the Minister of Public Works calls in a favour to Maigret. A public project has collapsed and resulted in the death of 128 children after a report warning officials about the unsafe structure was disregarded. Now, that report has resurfaced, along with allegations that several politicians and contractors involved with the project may have suppressed its findings to avoid a scandal.

Martine, una donna giovane e pallida dal cappellino ridicolmente sformato, entra per caso nella vita di un medico, un uomo dall'esistenza grigia che non conosce amore. Sullo sfondo di stazioni gocciolanti di pioggia, bar e piccoli alberghi di provincia prende corpo una storia di passione e di morte, carica d'esaltazione e angoscia. Uno dei capolavori di Georges Simenon.

Quando un professore francese, in visita nella tranquilla cittadina di Delfzjil, viene accusato di omicidio, Maigret viene inviato in Olanda per investigare. La comunità locale è ben felice di poter scaricare sullo straniero ogni sospetto, ma Maigret scopre ben presto che più di una persona potrebbe avere avuto un buon movente: la giovane amante Beetje, la cognata Any, il giovane studente rivale in amore, e persino la moglie del defunto.

Nel dedalo dei sotterranei del lussuoso albergo Majestic, sugli Champs-Élysées, la vita dei dipendenti è lontana anni luce da quella degli ospiti facoltosi che popolano gli sfarzosi piani superiori. Almeno così sembra fino a quando Prosper Donge non scopre nello spogliatoio del personale il cadavere di una giovane donna. È la moglie di un ricco industriale di New York.

A young cabaret dancer in a black silk dress leads Maigret into a seamy world of nightclubs, drug addiction and exploitation on the streets of Montmartre. 'He opened the door for her and watched her walk away down the huge corridor, then hesitate at the top of the stairs. Heads turned as she passed. You sensed she came from a different world, the world of the night, and there was something almost indecent about her in the harsh light of a winter's day.'

Maigret uncovers some troubling family politics in this new translation, book 33 of the Maigret series. When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics.

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.

People find Mr Hire strange, disconcerting. The tenants he shares his building with try to avoid him. He is a Peeping Tom, a visitor of prostitutes, a dealer in unsavoury literature. He is also the prime suspect for a brutal murder that he did not commit. Yet Mr Hire's innocence will not stand in the way of those looking for a scapegoat as tragedy unfolds in this quietly devastating and deeply unnerving audiobook.

The first English publication of Georges Simenon's compelling novel about summer escape and elusive obsessions. 'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a bell jar under the sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas.' During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles, Dr Mahé caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him.

'I had begun, God knows why, tearing a corner off of everyday truth, begun seeing myself in another kind of mirror, and now the whole of the old, more or less comfortable truth was falling to pieces.' Confident and successful, New York advertising executive Ray Sanders takes what he wants from life. When he goes missing in a snowstorm in Connecticut one evening, his closest friend begins to reassess his loyalties, gambling with Ray's fate and his own future.