Query: Georges Simenon novels not set in Paris
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Man on the Bench in the Barn
Red Lights (novel)
The Cat (novel)
The Watchmaker of Everton
The Night Club (novel)
Act of Passion
La Veuve Couderc
The Bottom of the Bottle (novel)
The Strangers in the House
Young Cardinaud
Tropic Moon
Pedigree (novel)
The Prison (novel)
Evidence from documents: The Man on the Bench in the Barn: Georges Simenon novels: ''''The Man on the Bench in the Barn''''' is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
not set in Paris: The novel is set in Connecticut, USA.
Red Lights (novel): Georges Simenon novels: a short novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
not set in Paris: In the story, set in north-eastern United States,
The Cat (novel): Georges Simenon novels: a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, released in 1967.
not set in Paris: The storyline of ''The Cat'' is speculated to have originated from the author's difficult relationship with his mother.
The Watchmaker of Everton: Georges Simenon novels: a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
not set in Paris: The novel is set in a village in the State of New York.
The Night Club (novel): '''''The Night Club''''' is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version ''L'Âne Rouge'' appeared in 1933; the English translation was first published in 1979.


The novel is among his ''romans durs'', a term roughly translated as hard, or harrowing, novels; it was used by Simenon for what he regarded as his serious literary works.


The novel is set in Nantes, France
Act of Passion: ''''Lettre à mon juge''''' (''Letter to My Judge'') was written by Belgian author Georges Simenon
La Veuve Couderc: '''''La Veuve Couderc''''' is a novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
The Bottom of the Bottle (novel): '''''The Bottom of the Bottle''''' is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version ''Le Fond de la Bouteille'', written in 1948 when Simenon was living in Arizona, appeared in 1949. The novel is among his ''romans durs'', a term roughly translated as hard, or harrowing, novels; it was used by Simenon for what he regarded as his serious literary works.


The story is set in Arizona near the Mexican border: a rancher's life is disrupted by the appearance of his brother, who has escaped from jail and is determined to get across the Santa Cruz River to Mexico.
Patrick Martin Ashbridge, known as P.M., is a lawyer and rancher in Arizona near the border with Mexico. Returning home from a bar as rain ends a dry period, he discovers his brother Donald by his ranch. P.M. has not seen him for a long time and hardly knows his recent life. He read in newspapers that Donald was imprisoned for wounding a police officer; he also had letters about him from their sister Emily, who has a career in Los Angeles. Don has escaped from Joliet Prison and wants to cross the Santa Cruz River to Mexico. The river, higher because of the rain, is now impossible to cross. P.M. tells his wife Nora that Don is his friend Eric Bell, who has been ill and is not allowed to drink.
The Strangers in the House: '''''Les Inconnus dans la maison''''' (''The Strangers in the House'') is a novel by Belgian author Georges Simenon. It was first published in 1940 by Gallimard in Paris.
Young Cardinaud: '''''Young Cardinaud''''' (French: '''''Le Fils Cardinaud''''') is a 1942 novel by the French-based Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
In 1956 it was adapted into the film ''Blood to the Head'' directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin and Claude Sylvain.
* Carter, David. ''The Pocket Essential Georges Simenon''. Pocket Essentials, 2003.
Tropic Moon: Georges Simenon novels: '''''Le Coup de Lune''''' (; literally "moonburn" or "moonstroke" in French, but translated into English as '''''Tropic Moon''''', is a 1933 novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
not set in Paris: The story concerns Joseph Timar, a sensitive young Frenchman, who travels from La Rochelle to Libreville in Gabon to work at a job his uncle has arranged for him at SACOVA, a logging business.
Pedigree (novel): '''Pedigree ''''' is an autobiographical novel by the Belgian author Georges Simenon,
The Prison (novel): '''''The Prison''''' (French ''La prison'') is a 1968 novel by Georges Simenon.