The Misty Harbour Av Georges Simenon

<p><b>''The father of contemporary European detective fiction'' Ann Cleeves</b> <i><br><br>A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards. Questioned in French, he remains mute . . . A madman? In Maigret''s office, he is searched. His suit is new, his underwear is new, his shoes are new. All identifying labels have been removed. No identification papers. No wallet. Five crisp thousand-franc bills have been slipped into one of his pockets.</i><br><br>A distressed man is found wandering the streets of Paris, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. The answers lead Maigret to a small harbour town, whose quiet citizens conceal a poisonous malice.<br><br>Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as <i>Death of a Harbour Master</i>.<br><br>''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray<br><br>''A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness'' <i>Independent</i></p>