{"product_id":"9780241206386","title":"Maigret's First Case : Inspector Maigret by Georges Simenon","description":"Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray    The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist ... he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest, a man capable of understanding another's destiny at first glance.   The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family's dark secrets.   'His artistry is supreme' John Banville'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\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56227727769973,"sku":"9780241206386","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241206386.jpg?v=1762250774","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780241206386","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}