Maigret's Childhood Friend

When a long lost friend pays a visit to Maigret's office, he is shocked to learn that the man's roommate has been murdered. With the help of his old friend, Maigret delves into the life of the victim and finds a complex web of relationships that leads him to the culprit.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Boyhood Friend.

'His artistry is supreme' John Banville

'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

Cand un prieten de mult pierdut face o vizita la biroul lui Maigret, el este socat sa afle ca colegul de camera al barbatului a fost ucis. Cu ajutorul vechiului sau prieten, Maigret patrunde in viata victimei si gaseste o retea complexa de relatii care il conduce la vinovat. Penguin publica intreaga serie de romane Maigret in noi traduceri.