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Maigret and the burglar's wife / Georges Simenon ; translated by J. Maclaren-Ross

By:

Simenon, Georges, , 1903-1989

Contributor(s):

Maclaren-Ross, J. (Julian), , 1912-1964

Material type: Text

TextSeries: A Harvest bookPublication details: Orlando : Harcourt , 1991, c1956.Edition: 1st Harvest edDescription: 167 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780156028400

Uniform titles:

Maigret et la grande perche . English

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Detective and mystery stories

DDC classification:

MYS SIM

LOC classification:

PQ2637.I53 M257513 1991

Summary: While committing what he intends to be his last burglary, "Sad Freddie" discovers something completely out of his line: the body of a dead woman, her chest covered in blood, holding a telephone in her hand. Inspector Maigret is called in to solve the crime, and after an exhaustive search, a psychological duel, a marathon interrogation, and innumerable glasses of Pernod, wine, cold beer, and brandy--a sure sign that this is no easy case--the famous French sleuth triumphs.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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"A Helen and Kurt Wolff book."

While committing what he intends to be his last burglary, "Sad Freddie" discovers something completely out of his line: the body of a dead woman, her chest covered in blood, holding a telephone in her hand. Inspector Maigret is called in to solve the crime, and after an exhaustive search, a psychological duel, a marathon interrogation, and innumerable glasses of Pernod, wine, cold beer, and brandy--a sure sign that this is no easy case--the famous French sleuth triumphs.

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