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''One of Simenon''s darkest novels'' Le Monde

On a foggy winter''s evening in Dieppe, after the arrival of the daily ferry from England, a railway signalman habitually scrutinizes the port from his tiny, isolated cabin. When a scuffle on the quayside catches his eye, he is drawn to the scene of a brutal murder and his once quiet life changes forever. A mere observer at first, he soon finds himself fishing a briefcase from the water and in doing so he enters a feverish and secret chase. As the murderer and witness stalk and spy on each other, they gain an increasingly profound yet tacit understanding of each other until the witness becomes an accomplice.

Written in 1933, soon after the successful launch of the Inspector Maigret novels, this haunting, atmospheric novel soon became a classic and the inspiration for several film and TV adaptations.



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The Man from London

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    A Paperback / softback by Georges Simenon, Howard Curtis

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 5 November 2020
      ISBN-13 9780241461570
      978-0241461570
      ISBN-10 024146157X
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      Fiction Crime & Thrillers Books by Georges Simenon

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''One of Simenon''s darkest novels'' Le Monde

      On a foggy winter''s evening in Dieppe, after the arrival of the daily ferry from England, a railway signalman habitually scrutinizes the port from his tiny, isolated cabin. When a scuffle on the quayside catches his eye, he is drawn to the scene of a brutal murder and his once quiet life changes forever. A mere observer at first, he soon finds himself fishing a briefcase from the water and in doing so he enters a feverish and secret chase. As the murderer and witness stalk and spy on each other, they gain an increasingly profound yet tacit understanding of each other until the witness becomes an accomplice.

      Written in 1933, soon after the successful launch of the Inspector Maigret novels, this haunting, atmospheric novel soon became a classic and the inspiration for several film and TV adaptations.



      Trade Review
      One of Simenon's darkest novels * Le Monde *

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