The Saint Fiacre Affair

<p><b>'A small but resonant masterpiece... this is fiction of the highest order, transcending all conventions of mere genre' John Banville, <i>The Times</i></b></p><p><b>A sinister note predicting a murder brings Inspector Maigret back to the town of his birth in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend</b></p><p>The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Now an anonymous note predicting a crime during All Souls' Day mass draws him back there. Before long the prediction has become a brutal reality - and the Inspector discovers he is no longer welcome, as troubling memories resurface, and hidden vices are revealed.</p><p>Translated by Shaun Whiteside</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, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man </i>and <i>Maigret in Vichy</i></p><p><b>'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' <i>The Times</i></b></p>