Lock 14 by Georges Simenon

Lock 14 by Georges Simenon

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A canal worker stumbles across the strangled body of Mary Lampson in a stable near Lock 14. The dead woman's husband seems unmoved by her death. But gradually Maigret is able to piece together their story. Can the answer to this crime be found aboard the yacht? Or is the murderer among the bargees, carters and lock-keepers who work the canal?

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Lock 14 by Georges Simenon

One rainy night, a canal worker stumbles across the strangled body of Mary Lampson in a stable near Lock 14. The dead woman's husband seems unmoved by her death and is curt and unhelpful when Maigret interviews him aboard his yacht. But gradually Maigret is able to piece together their story - a sordid tale of whisky-fuelled orgies and nomadic life on the canals. Can the answer to this crime be found aboard the yacht? Or is the murderer among the bargees, carters and lock-keepers who work the canal? In Lock 14, Simenon plunges Maigret into the unfamiliar canal world of shabby bars and shadowy towpaths, drawing together the strands of a tragic case of lost identity.
Georges Simenon was born at Liege in 1903. He published over 160 books and his work has been admired by almost all the leading French and English critics. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages and more than 40 have been filmed.
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ISBN 13 9780141029610
ISBN 10 0141029617
Title Lock 14
Author Georges Simenon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2007-04-26
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.