Maigret and the Headless Corpse by Georges Simenon Paperback Book 9780241639245

The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouthwatering prospect Daily TelegraphA baffling case A mysterious inheritanceIt starts when a mans arm is fished out of Pariss Canal SaintMartin Then the rest of the body is retrieved apart from the head Inspector Maigret is determined to unearth the truth behind this disturbing murder When he meets the strangely taciturn owner of a shabby local bistro Madame Calas who says her husband is away the pieces start to fall into place But as the dogged laconic detective discovers nothing in this tangled case is as it seems