{"product_id":"9780141394176","title":"The Two-Penny Bar : Inspector Maigret by Dr David Watson","description":"The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves    'A radiant late afternoon. The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank . . .   there are days like this, when ordinary life seems heightened, when the people walking down the street, thetrams and cars all seem to exist in a fairy tale.'A story told by a condemned man leads Maigret to a bar by the Seine and into the sleazy underside of respectable Parisian life. In the oppressive heat of summer, a forgotten crime comes to light.   Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel is a revised translation, previously published as The Bar on the Seine.   'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray'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' Guardian   'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224864600437,"sku":"9780141394176","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141394176.jpg?v=1762227106","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141394176","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}