Maigret'S Holiday Av Georges Simenon

<p><b>''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray </b> <br><br><i>''At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket?<br>It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. The words were written in pencil, in a regular handwriting that looked to him like a woman''s.</i><br><br><i>For pity''s sake, ask to see the patient in room 15.''</i><br><br>When Inspector Maigret''s wife falls ill on their seaside holiday, a visit to the hospital leads him on an unexpected quest to find justice for a young girl.<br>This novel has been published in previous translations as <i>No Vacation for Maigret and A Summer Holiday.</i><br><br>''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'' <i>Guardian</i> <br><br>''A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness'' <i>Independent</i></p>