{"product_id":"9780698157507","title":"The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret Series #7)","description":"A new translation of Georges Simenon's sensational tale of deceit and back-stabbing in an isolated community, book six in the new Penguin Maigret series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half-light. She came forward like a film star, or rather like the ideal woman in an adolescent's dream. 'I gather you wish to talk to me, Inspector . . . but first of all please sit down . . .' Her accent was more pronounced than Carl's. Her voice sang, dropping on the last syllable of the longer words.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaigret has been interrogating Carl Andersen for seventeen hours without a confession. He's either innocent or a very good liar. So why was the body of a diamond merchant found at his isolated mansion? Why is his sister always shut away in her room? And why does everyone at Three Widows Crossroads have something to hide?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in previous translations as \u003ci\u003eMaigret at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Crossroad Murders\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111798685936,"sku":"9780698157507","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698157507_p0.jpg?v=1763620763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698157507","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}