Inspector Maigret 40: Maigret’s Revolver

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Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

'One of the great psychological novelists of this century' Independent They ran into cloud cover as they approached the French coast and flew up above it. Through a break in the clouds a little later, Maigret caught a lucky glimpse of the sea, sparkling as if covered in silvery scales, and fishing-boats trailing a wake of foam. His neighbour leaned across amicably to point out the white cliffs, explaining: 'That's Dover ...' When Maigret's prized gun goes missing, he must travel to London on the trail of a troubled young man on the run. 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

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