Simenon's skill is such that he never misses a trick in this brilliant study of old age, of obsession and of a human relationship gone wrong. The novel is done with great economy, and the author's psychological perc ...
New York Times
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
Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss
Sunday Times
Simenon's skill is such that he never misses a trick in this brilliant study of old age, of obsession and of a human relationship gone wrong. The novel is done with great economy, and the author's psychological perc ...
New York Times
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
Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss
Sunday Times
Simenon's skill is such that he never misses a trick in this brilliant study of old age, of obsession and of a human relationship gone wrong. The novel is done with great economy, and the author's psychological perc ...
New York Times
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
Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss
