Maigret And The Old People Av Georges Simenon

<p><b>''His artistry is supreme'' John Banville</b><br><i><br>''He had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist...have been better placed to understand characters who had suddenly materialized from another century?''</i><br><br>Maigret is called to the home of Armand de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in his study by his housekeeper. After interviewing everyone concerned Maigret is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator until he comes across a series of letters from the past fifty years between the victim and a recently widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the two''s relationship he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the official''s demise.<br><br>This novel has been published in a previous translation as <i>Maigret in Society.</i><br><br>''One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the abil