Officially unable to investigate a killing and the involvement of his nephew on a charge, Maigret has to use very different tactics to solve the crime and resolve the dangerous situation. Everybody into writing should read at least half a dozen of George Simenon's books. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Unable to add item to List. Won't do it again. I think readers who like a good quick read (or quick-study) will appreciate Simenon; I'd never read him but read a review in the LRB that grabbed my attention. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. How do you send an SOS when the world thinks you’re living a perfect life? The why, how and when came later, after loading his manual typewriter with the first white page and producing in 10 to 15 days, another novel. Standalone. These are central to this particular story, and would feature much more in his later, mature period, where the motivations and secret lives of his characters became increasingly important plot devices. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2019. First French book I have read since I left school (53 years ago), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2013. Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016. Who can argue about tastes? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. More buying choices £1.12 (38 used & new offers) Kindle Edition £3.99 £ 3. Coming after the flurry of early titles, this was the only Maigret novel until 1942. One of Simenon's strengths as a writer was his observational skills of city life, especially in the bustle of the bars, clubs and seedier dwellings. Maigret and the Old Lady (Inspector Maigret Book 33), The Saint-Fiacre Affair (Inspector Maigret Book 13), Inspector Maigret Omnibus: Volume 1: Pietr the Latvian; The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien; The Carter of 'La Providence'; The Grand Banks Café, Maigret and the Informer (Inspector Maigret Book 74). Maigret, who has just retired, leaves his cozy country cottage for Paris to keep Philippe out of jail. These are central to this particular story, and would feature much more in his later, mature period, where the motivations and secret lives of his characters became increasingly important plot devices. The conversations between characters is real in that Simenon allows a sentence to be interrupted many times in conversations. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. There are 0 reviews and 0 ratings from Canada, Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. Standalone. Maigret Defends Himself (Inspector Maigret Book 63) and millions of other books are available for instant access. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Above all, Maigret is likeable. The novel contains one of the oddest characters, an incredibly arrogant and self-centered brain surgeon with absolutely no soul at all. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Maigret and Monsieur Charles (Inspector Maigret Book 75), FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon, The Late Monsieur Gallet (Inspector Maigret Book 2), Pietr the Latvian (Inspector Maigret Book 1), Maigret and the Informer (Inspector Maigret), Maigret and the Killer (Inspector Maigret Book 70), The Night at the Crossroads (Inspector Maigret Book 6), Maigret's Childhood Friend: Inspector Maigret, Book 69.

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