The Hand
And Other Novels
Georges Simenon author Ros Schwartz translator Linda Coverdale translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:6th Nov '25
Should be back in stock very soon
'Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss' The Sunday Times
A trio of Simenon’s finest psychological novels from the 1960s, including: The Hand, Betty and The Blue Room
Amidst the fury of a relentless snowstorm, the loyalties of two friends are put to the ultimate test, with fatal consequences.
In the shadows of 1960s Paris, a woman on the brink of despair is offered a chance at redemption. But as the haunting truth of her past begins to emerge, it threatens to consume her.
In a secluded hotel, an adulterous affair spirals into a terrible nightmare that will transform the couple’s lives forever.
This new edition brings together Georges Simenon’s most gripping psychological novels from the 1960s, capturing the raw essence of human frailty and resilience during a time of profound social upheaval, and revealing the chilling brilliance of Simenon’s romans durs.
A brilliant portrait of betrayal, hypocrisy, love and loss * Chicago Tribune *
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 * The Sunday Times *
The romans durs are extraordinary: tough, bleak, offhandedly violent, suffused with guilt and bitterness, redolent of place . . . utterly unsentimental, frightening in the pitilessness of their gaze, yet wonderfully entertaining -- John Banville
The novels brim with atmosphere, insight and intelligence . . . quite unlike anything else written before or since -- India Knight * The Times *
ISBN: 9780241787915
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 28mm
Weight: 361g
496 pages