{"product_id":"maigret-takes-a-room-inspector-maigret-paperback","title":"Maigret Takes a Room (Inspector Maigret) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorges Simenon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShaun Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter a shooting outside a boarding house, Maigret moves in and watches the locals. Everyone seems desperately ordinary--so who is concealing a dangerous secret? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile staking out a boarding house on a quiet street, Maigret's colleague Janvier is shot by a mysterious assailant. Keen to gather evidence, Maigret takes the unusual step of moving into the house. It's surprisingly comfortable and the landlady is charm itself--but, the inspector wonders, is her relentless good cheer a ruse? And is something sinister afoot in the apartment opposite, where an invalid woman never leaves her room? Only by observing this small community's daily routines, seemingly so mundane, can Maigret divine the bizarre truth of who shot Janvier--and why. Composed with Georges Simenon's trademark economy and wit, \u003ci\u003eMaigret Takes a Room\u003c\/i\u003e is a hypnotic reminder that beneath ordinary surfaces, disturbing sins lurk.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorges Simenon\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaun Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e is a Northern Irish translator of French, Dutch, German, and Italian literature. He has translated many works of nonfiction and novels, including \u003ci\u003eManituana\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAltai\u003c\/i\u003e, by Wu Ming; \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, by Bernhard Schlink; \u003ci\u003eSerotonin\u003c\/i\u003e, by Michel Houellebecq; and \u003ci\u003eMagdalena the Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e, by Lilian Faschinger, which won the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for German translation in 1997.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089713221939,"sku":"9781250425959","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/FBvRmtzlJU9781250425959.webp?v=1789595352","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/maigret-takes-a-room-inspector-maigret-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}