The Carter of 'La Providence'

<p><b>'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves</b></p><p><b>Inspector Maigret finds himself drawn into the secrets of an isolated community in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend</b></p><p>Inspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal near the town of Épernay. A well-dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been found strangled in a stable nearby. Why did her glamorous, hedonistic life come to such a brutal end here? Surely her taciturn husband Sir Walter knows - or maybe the answers lie with the crew of the barge <i>La Providence.</i></p><p>Translated by David Coward</p><p>Other titles in this collection include: <i>Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man </i>and <i>Maigret in Vichy</i><Br><Br><b>'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' <i>The Times</i></b></p>