A Crime in Holland: Inspector Maigret #7

AnewtranslationofGeorgesSimenon'snovelsetinatranquiltownonthedutchcoast，bookseveninthenewPenguinMaigretseries.'Justtakealook，'Duclossaidinanundertone，pointingtothesceneallroundthem，thepicture-booktown，witheverythinginitsplace，likeornamentsonthemantlepieceofacarefulhousewife...'Everyonehereearnshisliving.Everyone'smoreorlesscontent.Andaboveall，everyonekeepshisinstinctsundercontrol，becausethat'stherulehere，andanecessityifpeoplewanttoliveinsociety.'WhenaFrenchprofessorvisitingthequiet，DutchcoastaltownofDelfzjilisaccusedofmurder，Maigretissenttoinvestigate.Thecommunityseemhappytoblameanunknownoutsider，buttherearepeoplemuchclosertohomewhoseemtoknowmuchmorethanthey'relettingon：Beetje，thedissatisfieddaughterofalocalfarmer，AnyvanElst，sister-in-lawofthedeceasedandanotoriouslocalcrook.PenguinispublishingtheentireseriesofMaigretnovelsinnewtranslations.ThisnovelhasbeenpublishedinaprevioustranslationasMaigretinHolland.'Compelling，remorseless，brilliant.'-JohnGray'Oneofthegreatestwritersofthetwentiethcentury...Simenonwasunequalledatmakinguslookinside，thoughtheabilitywasmaskedbyhisbrillianceatabsorbingusobsessivelyinhisstories.'-TheGuardian'Asupremewriter...unforgettablevividness.'-TheIndependent