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      The Cat

      by Georges Simenon
      Published
      May 1985
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      Suspense Suspense
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      182
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      Why are Emile and Marguerite Bouin still married? They cannot stand each other. This is evident from the moment we meet them, isolated and wordless before a beautiful fire. Their only correspondence is an occasional invective jotted on a scrap of paper--this discreetly flicked across the room to the recipient's lap.

      A bizarre situation to be sure, but ideal for Simenon. Taking marriage born of a desperate need for companionship and following it to its devastation eight years later, Simenon patiently makes hate almost as alluring as love.

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      Police Procedural

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      First Edition May 1985 Harcourt ISBN 0156155494
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