Book description
A masterful tale of murder and intrigue in a small French town, from the celebrated author of the Maigret series
Not only had the rain in the dark streets, with a halo around each light and reflections on the ground, always given him a certain thrill, it also made it…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Hatter's Ghosts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve always been a fan of good writing, and I think Georges Simenon is head and shoulders above many other crime authors.
As I read this brooding and unsettling story of a murderer unraveling, I could vividly imagine the characters and the little town where they lived.
Howard Curtis, who translated the book into English, deserves an honorary mention because he manages to retain the atmosphere of the original text.
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