{"product_id":"maigret-at-picratts-inspector-maigret-paperback","title":"Maigret at Picratt's (Inspector Maigret) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorges Simenon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a striptease dancer is brutally murdered, Inspector Maigret must haunt Montmartre's sleazy nightlife to find the killer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the tiny basement club Picratt's, the striptease dancer Arlette is the star act. When she is brutally murdered, Maigret must join Arlette's twilight world to find her killer. A frustratingly elusive villain with more victims in his sights, the killer soon assumes terrifying proportions--and yet is Maigret overestimating the man's cunning, his talent for stealing through Montmartre like a ghost? And what is his shared history with an alleged countess, who's been selling her jewelry for drug money? Ensnaring the detective in a cat-and-mouse game as exhilarating as it is perilous, \u003ci\u003eMaigret at Picratt's\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense, unpredictable thriller and a glittering portrait of mid-century Paris after dark.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Simenon\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Hobson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and translator and a former contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His translations from French and German include the Goncourt Prize winner \u003ci\u003eThe Battle \u003c\/i\u003eby Patrick Rambaud, \u003ci\u003eThe Collector of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e by Iliya Troyanov, and \u003ci\u003eBeing Arab\u003c\/i\u003e by Samir Kassir, which won the Index on Censorship's Freedom of Expression Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48594969002205,"sku":"9781250425935","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/S9SQTFlvjX9781250425935.webp?v=1789653099","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/maigret-at-picratts-inspector-maigret-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}