Mr Hire's Engagement

Fiction & Literature, Crime, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
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Author: Georges Simenon ISBN: 9780698194120
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: October 27, 2015
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Georges Simenon
ISBN: 9780698194120
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: October 27, 2015
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

**“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.” —The Guardian

The basis for the 1947 French film noir classic Panique, which was rereleased in January 2017**

Georges Simenon’s chilling portrayal of tragic love, persecution and betrayal

*“One sensed in him neither flesh nor bone, nothing but soft, flaccid matter, so much so that his movements were hard to make out. Very red lips stood out from his orb-like face, as did the thin moustache that he curled with an iron and looked as if it had been drawn on with India ink; on his cheekbones were the symmetrical pink dots of a doll's cheeks.” *

People find Mr. Hire strange, disconcerting. The tenants in his building try to avoid him. He is a peeping Tom, a frequent client of sex workers, a dealer in unsavory literature. He is also the prime suspect for a brutal murder that he did not commit. But Mr. Hire’s innocence will not stand in the way of those looking for a scapegoat as tragedy unfolds in this quietly devastating and deeply unnerving novel.

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**“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.” —The Guardian

The basis for the 1947 French film noir classic Panique, which was rereleased in January 2017**

Georges Simenon’s chilling portrayal of tragic love, persecution and betrayal

*“One sensed in him neither flesh nor bone, nothing but soft, flaccid matter, so much so that his movements were hard to make out. Very red lips stood out from his orb-like face, as did the thin moustache that he curled with an iron and looked as if it had been drawn on with India ink; on his cheekbones were the symmetrical pink dots of a doll's cheeks.” *

People find Mr. Hire strange, disconcerting. The tenants in his building try to avoid him. He is a peeping Tom, a frequent client of sex workers, a dealer in unsavory literature. He is also the prime suspect for a brutal murder that he did not commit. But Mr. Hire’s innocence will not stand in the way of those looking for a scapegoat as tragedy unfolds in this quietly devastating and deeply unnerving novel.

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