The Saint-Fiacre Affair

Maigret's past comes to life in this vivid new translation of this evocative novel, set in the Inspector's home town. Book thirteen in the new Penguin Maigret series. <br><br>Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell of candles and incense. The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Now an anonymous note predicting a crime during All Souls' Day mass draws him back there, where troubling memories resurface and hidden vices are revealed.<br><br>Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as <i>Maigret Goes Home.</i> <br><br>'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray<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.' - The Guardian<br><br> 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent