Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a prolific Belgian writer, best known for his 75 novels featuring Jules Maigret, a commissaire in the Paris police force. Since 2013, Penguin has been publishing new translations of all of them.
Books by Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Headless Corpse
by Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Headless Corpse (1955) by Georges Simenon is set in the Quai de Valmy in Paris, and kicks off when parts of a corpse are found in the propeller of a barge. Much of the investigation takes place in bars and bistros in the area, with Detective Chief Inspector Maigret drinking a glass of wine shortly after arriving at the scene of the crime, even though it's first thing in the morning.
