Maigret Defends Himself Av Georges Simenon

<p><b>''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray <br></b><br>For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect''s office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence.<br><br>This novel has been published in a previous translation as <i>Maigret on the Defensive.</i><br><br>''His artistry is supreme'' John Banville<br><br>''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'' <i>Guardian</i></p>