Overview
A glamorous woman suddenly turns up dead in the middle of nowhere in a tragic, mysterious puzzle that only George Simenon’s legendary detective can solve.
It’s just another slow, rainy day on a French canal, until the discovery of a woman’s body disrupts the placid scene. Inspector Maigret is baffled by the facts of the case: an expensively dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been strangled in a nearby stable, with no road nearby wide enough for automobile traffic. Only by chance was her body found, without a noise, witness, or trace of mud to aid in explaining the scene. How did this glamorous, pearl-laden woman meet her end? It seems that those on board the barge La Providence—Mary’s proud husband, Sir Walter; a friend named Willy Marco; and a parliament member’s widow—might hold the key to the puzzle. In The Carter of “La Providence,” once again, Simenon orchestrates a harrowing plot of secrets and dramas that disturb, and reveal the underbelly of, the everyday.
This book title, The Carter of "La Providence" (Inspector Maigret) (A Novel), ISBN: 9781250391001, by Georges Simenon, David Coward, published by Picador (June 3, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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