{"product_id":"pietr-the-latvian","title":"Pietr the Latvian","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Simenon's iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003es true identity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and \u003ci\u003ecommissaire\u003c\/i\u003e of the Paris \u003ci\u003eBrigade Criminelle\u003c\/i\u003e, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a broad description and a scant few clues, Maigret plans to intercept him at the train station outside Paris. But when he arrives, he finds that there are several suspects--some living, and some dead--who meet the description uncannily well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is Pietr the Latvian, truly? A vagrant, a seaman, a businessman, a corpse? Russian, Norwegian, American or Latvian? In \u003ci\u003ePietr the Latvian\u003c\/i\u003e, the iconic first novel of Simenon's classic series that made Inspector Maigret a legendary figure in the annals of detective fiction, Maigret must use his every instinct to unravel the mystery and track down the truth.\r","brand":"Georges Simenon, David Bellos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44444441805036,"sku":"9780141392738","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780141392738.jpg?v=1719368856","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/pietr-the-latvian","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}