The Carter of 'La Providence': Inspector Maigret
A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers
Inspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal near the town of pernay. 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 La Providence.
Translated by David Coward
Author: Georges Simenon
Format: Paperback, 160 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 183 g
Published: 2025, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
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A handpicked selection of novels featuring Simenon's legendary literary detective, Inspector Maigret, with striking new covers
Inspector Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal near the town of pernay. 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 La Providence.
Translated by David Coward
The Carter of 'La Providence': Inspector Maigret