Maigret's First Case

The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist. . he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest, a man capable of understanding another's destiny at first glance. The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family's dark secrets. ''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist . . he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest, a man capable of understanding another''s destiny at first glance. The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family''s dark secrets. ''His artistry is supreme'' John Banville''One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories'' Guardian