“I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov.” —William Faulkner
 
“The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature.” — André Gide
 
“A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.” —The Independent (London)
 
“Superb . . . the most addictive of writers . . . a unique teller of tales.” —The Observer (London)
 
“Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.” —John Gray
 
“A truly wonderful writer . . . marvellously readable—lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the work he creates.” —Muriel Spark
 
“A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it.” —Peter Ackroyd
 
“Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century.” —John Banville