{"product_id":"pietr-the-latvian-inspector-maigret-inspector-maigret","title":"Pietr the Latvian: Inspector Maigret - Inspector Maigret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\/06\/2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man. His firm muscles filled out his jacket and quickly pulled all his trousers out of shape.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe had a way of imposing himself just by standing there. His assertive presence had often irked many of his own colleagues.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Simenon's first novel featuring Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces the true identity of Pietr the Latvian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis novel has been published in previous translations as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Case of Peter the Lett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaigret and the Enigmatic Lett.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780141392738\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e176\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e129\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e137 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish (Language of text), French (Original language of a translated text)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52636508324153,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780141392738-jacket-large.webp?v=1776975533","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/pietr-the-latvian-inspector-maigret-inspector-maigret","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}