{"product_id":"9780241277485","title":"Maigret is Afraid : Inspector Maigret (by Georges Simenon)","description":"\u003ch4\u003eSeries: Inspector Maigret\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e'His artistry is supreme' John Banville'This was natural. It is the same everywhere. Rarely, however, had Maigret had such a strong sense of a clique. In a small town like this, of course there are the worthies, who are few and who inevitably meet each other several times a day, even if it is only in the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen there are the others, like those who stood huddled on the sidelines looking disgruntled.'Maigret's impromptu visit to an old college friend draws him into a murky investigation in a small provincial town ruled by snobbery, fear and intimidation.  '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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528339235043,"sku":"9780241277485","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780241277485.jpg?v=1786634393","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.pro\/products\/9780241277485","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}