{"product_id":"maigrets-first-case-inspector-maigret-paperback","title":"Maigret's First Case (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\u003eRos Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how it all began: an investigation into a dynastic family pulls a young Maigret away from his desk and into a web of fame, money, and corruption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt age twenty-six, Maigret is a secretary at the Saint-Georges district police station: a lowly, mostly deskbound job. Late one night, a young musician comes in. He had been walking home, he says, when he saw a woman at the window of a mansion, shouting for help. Then a gunshot rang out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mansion belongs to the Gendreau-Balthazar family, Maigret realizes, whose coffee brand is a household name. Such a high-profile case could be his big break--except this family has powerful friends, among them Maigret's boss. Can the ambitious young officer conduct an honest investigation? Or must he choose between his idealism and his hopes of promotion? A taut and unpredictable thriller, \u003ci\u003eMaigret's First Case\u003c\/i\u003e is also a finely shaded psychological portrait of the fledgling genius who will--one day--become France's most famous detective.\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\u003eRos Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e has translated numerous works of fiction and nonfiction from French, including a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and Mireille Gansel's \u003ci\u003eTranslation as Transhumance\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpreting's John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.51 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509755470131,"sku":"9781250425751","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yqTtjXudee9781250425751.webp?v=1781738552","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/maigrets-first-case-inspector-maigret-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}