{"product_id":"pietr-the-latvian","title":"Pietr the Latvian","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48404303610111,"sku":"*R0094900*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/8729363482238.jpg?v=1776392461","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/pietr-the-latvian","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}