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Maigret and the Tall Woman
Maigret and the Tall Woman
Oct 27, 2024 8:22 PM

Author:Georges Simenon,David Watson

Maigret and the Tall Woman

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray

'When he had set them to work, Maigret had had a merry, almost fierce glint in his eye. He had set them loose on the house like a pack of hounds on the trail of a scent, encouraging them not with his voice, but by his whole attitude . . . would events have played out in the same manner, if the man from Rue de la Ferme hadn't been a heavyweight like him, both physically and psychologically?'

This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Burglar's Wife.

'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

Reviews

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

The most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales

—— Observer

Claire Fuller has captured love in its fullest form, nursed on betrayal and regret and guilt . . . Swimming Lessons is so smoothly, beautifully written, and the human failures here are heartbreaking.

—— David Vann

Bewitching and page-turning . . . an extraordinarily smart and satisfying read.

—— Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife

With Swimming Lessons, Fuller confirms herself as a writer of emotional depth, technical skill and sensitive plotting . . . What Fuller evokes beautifully are the complicated dynamics between fathers and daughters, sisters, lovers, friends

—— Observer

A deeply moving read, with a mystery that keeps you turning pages

—— Oprah.com

Evocative, immersive

—— Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal

Extraordinary...From the opening sentence it is gripping...Fuller writes with a singing simplicity that finds beauty amid the terror...might well have you crying out for more.

—— Sunday Times on Our Endless Numbered Days

Bewitching...a rivetingly dark tale...spellbinding.

—— Sunday Express on Our Endless Numbered Days

Fuller handles the tension masterfully in this grown-up thriller of a fairytale, full of clues, questions and intrigue.

—— The Times on Our Endless Numbered Days

Fuller's twisted tale is compulsive, treading the fine line between charming and sinister. With its disturbing twist, Our Endless Numbered Days could well become a classic.

—— Stylist, 'Book Wars' on Our Endless Numbered Days

Rewardingly unsettling...as warped and sinister as any Brothers Grimm fairytale, this tautly written, tense novel is brilliant at evoking both the bewitching beauty of its setting - and its inherent dangers...haunting, suspenseful and deftly written...memorably chilling.

—— Metro on Our Endless Numbered Days

A debut novel that brings to mind such unlikely bedfellows as Thoreau's Walden and Emma Donoghue's Room...gripping.

—— Guardian on Our Endless Numbered Days

Uncomfortable, shocking, and totally compelling, put this to the top of your to-read pile

—— Sun

A gripping tale about a teenage girl waiting to give evidence at her serial-killer mother's trial. Unsettling and unforgettable

—— Heat

Frightening, enthralling, utterly compelling. Everyone's scrabbling for the new Girl on the Train to get their thriller fix. And 2017's 'one' looks set to be Good Me Bad Me. A gripper. You'll be hooked

—— Grazia

Good Me Bad Me is the story of a girl who hands her serial killer mother over to the police. With a new life and new, welcoming family, she prepares for the coming trial. But this is a battle of wills, of nature versus nurture - of good against bad . . .

—— from the publisher's description

This superbly dark, twister chiller is as gripping as they come

—— Heat

Intelligent and disturbing, Good Me Bad Me had me hooked from the first page

—— Debbie Howells, author of Richard & Judy book club bestseller , The Bones of You

Milly's voice is gripping and shocking. This is a book you will want to discuss with everyone you know

—— Claire Douglas, author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing

I absolutely loved it and read it in less than a day. A proper page turner and brilliantly written

—— Edith Bowman

A triumph of tension. I doubt I'll ever sleep again

—— Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of R&J bestseller , The Last Act of Love

Good Me Bad Me is a novel that explodes off the page, with beautifully drawn characters and carefully executed pace. Heart rending, engrossing and ultimately terrifying, you'll be thinking about it a long time after you've turned the final page

—— Rowan Coleman, author of R&J bestseller , The Memory Book

Unbelievably good, utterly gripping

—— Jill Mansell

This book is a work of twisted genius. It is going to be HUGE. Watch out for Ali Land

—— Bryony Gordon

Listen to the early praise for Ali Land's Good Me Bad Me because it's all true. It's dark, utterly gripping, brilliant

—— David Headley, Goldsboro Books

The new Girl on The Train, which was the new Gone Girl... You get the picture. This psycho-thriller by Ali Land is set to be massive

—— Cosmopolitan

I read this book in one compulsive gulp over two days and absolutely loved it. It's raw, superbly controlled and it chills to the bone

—— Richard Skinner

You know from the first page you're in confident hands. A genuinely disturbing debut that will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Good Me Bad Me is going to be huge - and it deserves to be

—— Catherine Ryan Howard

Good Me Bad Me is utterly compelling. Ali Land writes with such clarity, and such imagination, you will fall into her world on the very first page and find yourself unable to leave. An extraordinary and breath-taking debut

—— Joanna Cannon, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

The best crime debut I've read in ages. Creepy, edgy and addictively twisted. I loved it

—— Sarah Hilary

Ali Land's Good Me Bad Me is an intensely compelling exploration of nature versus nurture wrapped up in a page-turning psychological thriller. Darkly disturbing and beautifully written. What more could any reader want?

—— Sarah Pinborough

Good Me Bad Me is an astonishing debut - technically sophisticated and emotionally heart wrenching. So many things are done well - the status jungle of girls school, the psychological dissonance of a dysfunctional family, the internal machinery of damaged children. I thought it was wonderful

—— Helen Callaghan, bestselling author of , Dear Amy

One word: Wow. What a brilliant book - believable, shocking, thought-provoking and utterly compelling. The writing, as well as being so pacey, is beautiful. This feels such a current and original book

—— T R Richmond

Good Me Bad Me is a compelling page-turner. Chilling and dark, it grips you and won't let go

—— Rebecca Done

Ten pages into Good Me Bad Me, I became an Ali Land fan. Her beautiful, intimate voice immediately tugged me into the heart and mind of a serial killer's daughter and then wouldn't let go. Is there hope for this teenager's new life outside of her mother's horror? Original, intense, and utterly compelling, Good Me Bad Me is not just a terrific thriller but a psychological dive into a young girl's soul. It takes subtlety and perfect balance to maintain a dark tale like this, and Land never once stutters or makes you look away

—— Julia Heaberlin, author of Sunday Times bestseller , Black-Eyed Susans

2017's most hotly anticipated psychological thriller

—— Stylist

A creepy, compulsive thriller I read in one breathless gulp... Good Me Bad Me reveals its shocking secrets slowly while reeling in the reader with all the intricate skill of a spider spinning a web. One not to be missed

—— Red Magazine

Dark, claustrophobic and thought-provoking. You'll read this outstanding debut while holding your breath!

—— Prima Magazine

An incredible narrative voice . . . Very special and different

—— Radio 4's Open Book

Terrifyingly good. The terror of Liz Nugent mixed with the teen angst of Louise O'Neill

—— The Irish Examiner


Frightening and enthralling

—— Grazia

Gripping from the first page

—— Elle UK
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