The Mahe Circle Av Georges Simenon

<p><b>''Powerful . . .</b><b>unputdownably gripping'' <i>Guardian</i></b><i><br><br>''The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son''s bed, the deafening sound of cicadas''</i><br><br>During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mah¿aught 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. This is the first English translation of <i>The Mah¿ircle,</i> Simenon''s dark, malevolent depiction of an ordinary man trapped in mundanity and consumed by obsession. <br><br><b>''Extraordinary . . . Simenon is one of the most important writers of the 20th century'' <i>Independent</i></b></p>