{"product_id":"9780698194113","title":"The Madman of Bergerac","description":"A new translation of Simenon's tense novel, book fifteen in the new Penguin Maigret series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.\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":47121439490288,"sku":"9780698194113","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698194113_p0.jpg?v=1763615027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698194113","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}