'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray

When he reached his door, he was surprised not to hear any noise in the kitchen and not to smell any food. He entered, crossed the dining room, where the table was not set, and finally saw Madame Maigret, in her underwear, pulling off her stockings. This was so different for her that he couldn't find anything to say, and when she saw him standing there with eyes wide open, she burst out laughing. Inspector Maigret's wife becomes a detective following a strange encounter in a Paris square that leads her to recognize a woman in a white hat and towards a ghastly story of fraud and greed. Penguin Books publishes the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

'His artistry is supreme' John Banville

'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

Pages: 192, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm