Maigret Sets a Trap
Paris comes under siege when someone starts killing women on the streets one summer - and Maigret must hatch a plan to lure the murderer out. 'It was 4 August. The windows were wide open but brought no relief, since they allowed in even more warm air, which seemed to be rising from the melting...
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Paris comes under siege when someone starts killing women on the streets one summer - and Maigret must hatch a plan to lure the murderer out.
'It was 4 August. The windows were wide open but brought no relief, since they allowed in even more warm air, which seemed to be rising from the melting tarmac, the burning hot stonework, and even the Seine itself: one could imagine the river steaming like a pan of water on a stove.'
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780241297643 (0241297648)
Publish date: 2017-10-05
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 167
Edition language: English
Series: Maigret (#48)
The novel takes the reader to Paris in early August. It is a rather hot and stale summer in the city, where breezes are few, and those that arise tend to be arid and dry. Enough to make anyone wish for rain. At the headquarters of the Police Judiciaire at Quai des Orfèvres, Inspector Maigret feels v...
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