{"product_id":"9780141394565","title":"The Madman of Bergerac","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new translation of Simenon's tense novel, book fifteen in the new Penguin Maigret series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe recalled his travelling companion's agitated sleep - was it really sleep? - his sighs, and his sobbing. Then the two dangling legs, the patent-leather shoes and hand-knitted socks . . . An insipid face. Glazed eyes. And Maigret was not surprised to see a grey beard eating into his cheeks. A distressed passenger leaps off a night train and vanishes into the woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaigret, on his way to a well-earned break in the Dordogne, is soon plunged into the pursuit of a madman, hiding amongst the seemingly respectable citizens of Bergerac. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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.' - The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056355786992,"sku":"9780141394565","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141394565_p0.jpg?v=1763655825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141394565","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}