Introducing Inspector Maigret, the literary character behind the major ITV drama starring Rowan Atkinson

The first four titles from the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.

''Compelling, remorseless, brilliant'' John Gray

''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

''A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness'' Independent