Maigret's Holiday

Oct 27, 2024 10:19 AM

Author:Georges Simenon,Ros Schwartz

Maigret's Holiday

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray

'At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket?

It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. The words were written in pencil, in a regular handwriting that looked to him like a woman's.

For pity's sake, ask to see the patient in room 15.'

When Inspector Maigret's wife falls ill on their seaside holiday, a visit to the hospital leads him on an unexpected quest to find justice for a young girl.

This novel has been published in previous translations as No Vacation for Maigret and A Summer Holiday.

'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

Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years

—— Jeffery Deaver

Page-turningly chilling

—— The Times

DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone

—— Daily Mail

This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo

—— Judy Finnigan

Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent

—— Sun

One of the best new series detectives . . . Mesmerizing!

—— Lisa Gardner

M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace

—— Daily Mail

Chilling stuff

—— Fabulist

A chilling read

—— My Weekly

A grisly, gripping thriller

—— Sunday Mirror

Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow

—— Sunday Sport

Expertly 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 Lavender

A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller

—— Huffington Post

Excellent 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)

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