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Pietr the Latvian

AUTHOR Bellos, David; Simenon, Georges; Bellos, David et al.
PUBLISHER Penguin Books (01/28/2014)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré

In Simenon's iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster's true identity

Inspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and commissaire of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a broad description and a scant few clues, Maigret plans to intercept him at the train station outside Paris. But when he arrives, he finds that there are several suspects--some living, and some dead--who meet the description uncannily well.

Who is Pietr the Latvian, truly? A vagrant, a seaman, a businessman, a corpse? Russian, Norwegian, American or Latvian? In Pietr the Latvian, the iconic first novel of Simenon's classic series that made Inspector Maigret a legendary figure in the annals of detective fiction, Maigret must use his every instinct to unravel the mystery and track down the truth.

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ISBN-13: 9780141392738
ISBN-10: 0141392738
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 176
Carton Quantity: 72
Product Dimensions: 5.34 x 0.40 x 7.72 inches
Weight: 0.29 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Country of Origin: GB
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General
Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
Fiction | Crime
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: FIC
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"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré

In Simenon's iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster's true identity

Inspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and commissaire of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a broad description and a scant few clues, Maigret plans to intercept him at the train station outside Paris. But when he arrives, he finds that there are several suspects--some living, and some dead--who meet the description uncannily well.

Who is Pietr the Latvian, truly? A vagrant, a seaman, a businessman, a corpse? Russian, Norwegian, American or Latvian? In Pietr the Latvian, the iconic first novel of Simenon's classic series that made Inspector Maigret a legendary figure in the annals of detective fiction, Maigret must use his every instinct to unravel the mystery and track down the truth.

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