Author:Georges Simenon,David Coward
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray
Maigret plunges into the murky Parisian underworld in book twenty-nine of the new Penguin Maigret series.
'That shoeless foot looked incongruous lying on the pavement next to another foot encased in a shoe made of black kid leather. It was naked, private . . . It was Maigret who retrieved the other shoe which lay by the kerb six or seven metres away'
A series of strange phone calls leads Inspector Maigret through the Paris streets towards a man out of his depth amid a network of merciless criminals.
This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Special Murder.
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville
'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years
—— Jeffery DeaverPage-turningly chilling
—— The TimesDI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone
—— Daily MailThis is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo
—— Judy FinniganTaut, fast-paced, truly excellent
—— SunOne of the best new series detectives . . . Mesmerizing!
—— Lisa GardnerM. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace
—— Daily MailChilling stuff
—— FabulistA chilling read
—— My WeeklyA grisly, gripping thriller
—— Sunday MirrorGruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow
—— Sunday SportExpertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet
—— Will LavenderA fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller
—— Huffington PostExcellent reviews and thousands of hooked readers. Welcome to the dark world of Inspector H. Munch and to an unforgettable crime novel
—— Cosmopolitan (Spain)A dangerously good thriller
—— Wegener Dagbladen (Holland)This thriller gets under your skin and won't let you go. One thing is very clear at the end: we want to read more about Holger Munch and Mia Krüger!
—— Booksection.de (Germany)A very sophisticated and terrifying thriller, which keeps the reader guessing and gasping to the very last page. The story is powerful, the style is fluent, and the cast of characters is simply irresistible
—— Thrillermagazine.it (Italy)