Последние издания книг Жоржа Сименона — стр. 8

Предлагаем вашему вниманию повесть Ж. Сименона «Мегрэ и убийца».

Комиссар Мегрэ – типичный парижанин. Он носит пальто с бархатным воротником, не расстается с трубкой и обожает греться у огня. Однако в любое время суток он готов покинуть свою уютную квартирку на бульваре Ришар-Ленуар или прокуренный кабинет на набережной Орфевр, чтобы прийти на помощь оказавшемуся в беде человеку. Разгадывая самые сложные преступления, распутывая самые причудливые интриги, Мегрэ руководствуется одним безотказным принципом: чтобы найти виновных, нужно прежде всего понять смысл их поступков…

Предлагаем вашему вниманию повесть Ж. Сименона «Револьвер Мегрэ». Комиссар Мегрэ – типичный парижанин. Он носит пальто с бархатным воротником, не расстается с трубкой и обожает греться у огня. Однако в любое время суток он готов покинуть свою уютную квартирку на бульваре Ришар-Ленуар или прокуренный кабинет на набережной Орфевр, чтобы прийти на помощь оказавшемуся в беде человеку. Разгадывая самые сложные преступления, распутывая самые причудливые интриги, Мегрэ руководствуется одним безотказным принципом: чтобы найти виновных, нужно прежде всего понять смысл их поступков…

Предлагаем вашему вниманию повесть Ж. Сименона «Мегрэ колеблется».

Комиссар Мегрэ носит давно вышедшие из моды котелок и пальто, не расстается с трубкой, предпочитает дождливую погоду, обожает греться у огня и ходить, заложив руки за спину. Мрачный, немногословный, он обладает редким даром внушать доверие, ему известны тайные пружины человеческой драмы. Разгадывая самые сложные преступления, распутывая самые причудливые интриги, Мегрэ руководствуется одним безотказным принципом: чтобы найти виновных, нужно прежде всего понять смысл их поступков…

Перед вам еще одна детективная история о комиссаре Мегрэ – уникальном во всех отношениях персонаже с неповторимым подходом к распутыванию непростых преступлений. И это дело обещает быть одним из самых сложных в его карьере. На набережной-Де-ля-Гар в Ивре был убит сын владельцев местной кондитерской «Ляшом». Убийца – настоящий профессионал. Смерть жертвы от выстрела в сердце наступила мгновенно. Но какой мотив? Какова цель этого поступка? Все сложнее, чем кажется…

Для Мегрэ это особенно важное дело. Расследование убийства Ляшома ставит на кон всю его карьеру и репутацию. Один неверный шаг, малейшая оплошность – и все предыдущие успехи сойдут на нет. Убийство нужно распутать. И чем быстрее, тем лучше. Иначе последствия будут самыми фатальными…

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Three seasonal stories set in Paris at Christmas, from the celebrated creator of Inspector Maigret.

It is Christmas in Paris, but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets...

This collection brings together three of Simenon's most enjoyable Christmas tales, newly translated, featuring Inspector Maigret and other characters from the Maigret novels. In 'A Maigret Christmas', the Inspector receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day, who lead him on the trail of a mysterious intruder dressed in red and white. In 'Seven Small Crosses in a Notebook', the sound of alarms over Paris send the police on a cat and mouse chase across the city. And 'The Little Restaurant in Les Ternes (A Christmas Story for Grown-Ups)' tells of a cynical woman who is moved to an unexpected act of festive charity in a nightclub - one that surprises even her...

Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret remains unconvinced of the man's guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant's private life that may prove his innocence.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

'As you are well aware, we never loved each other in your lifetime. Both of us pretended.'

Simenon explores the complexity of parent child relationships and the bitterness of things left unsaid in this stark, confessional piece.

Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

When multi-millionaire David Ward is found dead in the same hotel as a countess who attempted suicide only hours earlier, Maigret presumes that the two cases are connected. When the countess flees Paris after the murder Maigret follows her to Nice and then to Switzerland to uncover the truth.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Millionaires.

“The curious thing was that there seemed to be no grief here, only a strange dejection, a kind of uneasy stupor…”

Maigret is called to the home of the high-profile Lachaume family where the eldest brother has been found shot dead. But on his arrival, the family closes ranks and claims to have heard and seen nothing at the time of the murder. Maigret must pick his way through the family’s web of lies, secrets, and deceit, as well as handle Angelot, a troublesome new breed of magistrate who has waded into the case. And it’s the estranged black sheep of the family, Veronique, who may hold the key to it all with her knowledge of the depths to which the family will sink to protect their reputation.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses is an engrossing mystery that examines the intricate tangle of artifice that can entrap even the most influential families.


Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

Inspector Maigret is followed home one evening by a man who reveals his intention to kill his wife and her lover. Maigret intervenes and speaks to the man daily but when the calls suddenly stop Maigret finds a murder on his hands.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Idle Burglar.

It's not because you're foreigners. It's because you aren't foreign enough ... or else that you are too foreign Just as the Krull house sits on the edge of a rural French town, the family occupies a marginal place in the life of the community around them. Snubbed by the locals despite having lived there for decades, they rely on trade with passing sailors to earn a living. When their relative arrives unannounced from Germany, with his unsettling, nonchalant ways, the family becomes the target of increasing suspicion and the scapegoat for a terrible crime. Written on the eve of the Second World War, The Krull House is a taut, strangely…

When a salesman from a Paris department store confides his secret fears to Maigret, the Inspector soon becomes caught up in a treacherous feud between husband and wife that is not as clear cut as it seems.

While at this time the previous day he had never heard of the Martons, the train set specialist was beginning to haunt his thoughts, and so was the elegant young woman who, he admitted, had boldly stood up to him when he had done everything he could to unsettle her.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Has Scruples.

'Why all of a sudden did this shock him? He was annoyed with himself for being shocked. He felt as if he had been sucked into the bourgeois, almost edifying, atmosphere that surrounded those epeople, 'good people' so everyone kept telling him.'

A retired manufacturer has been shot dead by his own pistol, last seen alive by his son-in-law. In this seemingly motiveless murder, Inspector Maigret must rely on his famous intuition to discover the truth.

This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Black Sheep.

At a dinner party, Maigret recounts an old case in which Adrien Josset is found guilty and executed for the murder of his wife, Christine. As the case develops under the controlling hand of the magistrate, all clues point to Josset's guilt yet Maigret is left unconvinced following his one interview with him. Years after the case, Maigret still doubts the true identity of the murderer.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Has Doubts.

When a tramp is recovered from the Seine, after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man's personal circumstances to figure out just who wanted to kill him.

This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Dosser and Maigret and the Bum.

Maigret is called to the home of Armand de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in his study by his housekeeper. After interviewing everyone concerned Maigret is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator until he comes across a series of letters from the past fifty years between the victim and a recently widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the two's relationship he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the official's demise.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret in Society.

During a quiet spell in June Maigret is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When a body is discovered near the famous Père Lachaise cemetery Maigret struggles to find any clues to the perpetrator and loses his temper when his own reputation is threatened by the case.

This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Loses His Temper.

When a colleague is shot under mysterious circumstances, Inspector Maigret must work fast to uncover the truth

During an undercover case, Inspector Maigret’s colleague Lognon is shot and rushed to surgery. The attack took place in a room he was sharing, unbeknownst to his friends and family, with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. No one knows why he was there, but rumors are swirling that he was working on a case—something big. With all eyes on him, Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon’s secretive last few days and is drawn into the dark side of the Paris art world, where no one is as they seem.

A page-turner filled with shocking revelations, Maigret and the Ghost is an absorbing mystery.

Комиссар Мегрэ носит давно вышедшие из моды котелок и пальто, не расстается с трубкой, предпочитает дождливую погоду, обожает греться у огня и ходить, заложив руки за спину. Мрачный, немногословный, он обладает редким даром внушать доверие, ему известны тайные пружины человеческой драмы. Разгадывая самые сложные преступления, распутывая самые причудливые интриги, Мегрэ руководствуется одним безотказным принципом: чтобы найти виновных, нужно прежде всего понять смысл их поступков… В настоящее издание вошли три знаменитых романа о комиссаре Мегрэ: "Мегрэ сердится", "Мой друг Мегрэ" и "Лоньон и гангстеры".