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Inspector Maigret #61
A Fúria de Maigret
Aan het begin van deze geschiedenis treffen we Maigret aan in een periode dat er weinig te doen is bij de Centrale Recherche. Het is zomer, er heerst een vakantiesfeer, er gebeuren al twee weken geen schokkende misdaden, alleen de lopende zaken worden afgehandeld. Er gaat pas weer iets gebeuren wanneer inspecteur Lucas de commissaris, eigenlijk terloops, betrekt in de zaak van de verdwenen nachtclubeigenaar, die eneige merkwaardige kanten heeft. Wanneer deze zaak geheel ontraffeld is, blijkt Maigret er meer dan ooit persoonlijk bij betrokken en er door geraakt te zijn en is zijn woede alleszins gerechtvaardigd.
170 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1963
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About the author
Georges Simenon
2,732 books2,287 followersGeorges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.
Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.
He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain.
During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)).
Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981).
In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.
Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.
He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain.
During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)).
Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981).
In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
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November 21, 2022
I was recently gifted this short (circa 150 pages) novel by Georges Simenon. I'd heard of this Paris policeman called Maigret, in fact I had a vague image of a man in a hat smoking a pipe. There was a BBC series in the early 1960’s and although I'd have been to young to have watched it first time around it’s possible I caught a re-run at some point. Anyway, I’ve got a bit of a thing for crime fiction stories set in a non-UK location so I felt that this one might be right up my street. I lit the fire and settled in.
The first thing that stuck me was that the book is immediately atmospheric – Paris, its streets and its bars being instantly brought to life. It's holiday season and many are escaping the city for the coast, consequently Maigret isn't as rushed off his feet as usual. He becomes interested in a case involving an underground character who had been shot dead and a possible link to a nightclub owner who has gone missing. The cast is small and the settings limited to the police headquarters and the few streets that the house the nightclubs. The case starts to get under Maigret’s skin as he worries the detail and constantly retreads his path speaking to anyone who may be able to throw some light on events.
It didn't take long to work my way through this book but I found it totally engrossing. I suppose the tale is relatively simple, but it's just so well told. Simenon, it transpires, wrote 75 books and a number of short stories between 1931 – 73. This particular book was first published in 1963. But it doesn't feel in least dated. And assuming the other books are similar in scale to this one then I can see how they lend themselves to television, it strikes me that the whole story would fit neatly into a one hour episode.
My first Maigret but certainly not my last. I'm already hooked.
The first thing that stuck me was that the book is immediately atmospheric – Paris, its streets and its bars being instantly brought to life. It's holiday season and many are escaping the city for the coast, consequently Maigret isn't as rushed off his feet as usual. He becomes interested in a case involving an underground character who had been shot dead and a possible link to a nightclub owner who has gone missing. The cast is small and the settings limited to the police headquarters and the few streets that the house the nightclubs. The case starts to get under Maigret’s skin as he worries the detail and constantly retreads his path speaking to anyone who may be able to throw some light on events.
It didn't take long to work my way through this book but I found it totally engrossing. I suppose the tale is relatively simple, but it's just so well told. Simenon, it transpires, wrote 75 books and a number of short stories between 1931 – 73. This particular book was first published in 1963. But it doesn't feel in least dated. And assuming the other books are similar in scale to this one then I can see how they lend themselves to television, it strikes me that the whole story would fit neatly into a one hour episode.
My first Maigret but certainly not my last. I'm already hooked.
July 25, 2017
" Cazul nu era foarte important și până în acel moment Lucas se ocupase singur de el. Numai cei din lumea interlopă erau preocupați de moartea lui Mazotti. Fiecare știe că aceste reglări de conturi își găsesc întotdeauna rezolvarea, fie și printr-o altă reglare de conturi."
" Chavanon nu se arăta prea entuziast. Maigret se aștepta la asta. În aproape toate meseriile există un spirit de breaslă. Oamenii pot vorbi liber unii despre alții între ei, dar nu le e deloc pe plac o intervenție străină. Cu cât mai mult e vorba de poliție."
" Chavanon nu se arăta prea entuziast. Maigret se aștepta la asta. În aproape toate meseriile există un spirit de breaslă. Oamenii pot vorbi liber unii despre alții între ei, dar nu le e deloc pe plac o intervenție străină. Cu cât mai mult e vorba de poliție."
February 7, 2020
I enjoyed this - it basically follows Maigret's deductive reasoning as he tries to work out the possible culprit in the murder of the owner of 3 or is it 4 nightclubs in Montmartre, Paris. I liked it much more than The Hanged Man of St Pholien, which I just read a couple of months ago. I think because the whole structure is very tight - we are plunged into the investigation from page 1 with the dead man's brother in-law reporting his missing status to the police at the Quai des Orfevres - Police Head Quarters - where Maigret is Chief Inspector.
I used to go through the same process myself - when writing my postgrad comp. lit. essays. Basically you worry away at the information you have until something falls into place - you don't move outside your facts or your basic premises. It's a fascinating process following Maigret's deductive reasoning - there is only one point where he must act fast and make a decision based on instinct alone - and our narrator points out this incidence. I liked it immensely. It's a short read. I started rummaging through my boxes looking for another Maigret mystery which I thought I had picked up - only to realise I must have sent it on to my Dad - who also likes Maigret - a lot!!
I used to go through the same process myself - when writing my postgrad comp. lit. essays. Basically you worry away at the information you have until something falls into place - you don't move outside your facts or your basic premises. It's a fascinating process following Maigret's deductive reasoning - there is only one point where he must act fast and make a decision based on instinct alone - and our narrator points out this incidence. I liked it immensely. It's a short read. I started rummaging through my boxes looking for another Maigret mystery which I thought I had picked up - only to realise I must have sent it on to my Dad - who also likes Maigret - a lot!!
September 19, 2018
I love all of Maigret's mysteries. This one is no exception. A club owner is found strangled just outside Pere Lachaise, the famous Parisian cemetary, after going missing for a few days. Forensics say that the body had been dead for a few days before it was put there.
Even though the victim was a night club owner, he had no enemies and was above board in all his dealings. Who did it and why?
This particular mystery has an original plot twist. Highly readable. I read it in two sittings.
Even though the victim was a night club owner, he had no enemies and was above board in all his dealings. Who did it and why?
This particular mystery has an original plot twist. Highly readable. I read it in two sittings.
November 6, 2025
here a massive spoiler.. keep away!
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I wonder whether Maigret is aware, when he allows Gaillard to be jailed keeping his belt and necktie, that he is nudging him towards hanging himself. is this the reason why the commissary sleeps a troubled sleep that night? is this action out of revenge for slandering the name of the Police Judiciaire? or is last-minute pityful concession, according to our grandparents' code of honor, in order to spare the disgraced barrister, formerly a war hero, a humiliating trial?
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un'inchiesta che lascia l'amaro in bocca al commissario Maigret, che vede infangato il nome suo e della Police Judiciaire.
poche volte lo si vede trattare con tanto disprezzo un indagato.
il finale è davvero difficile da mandar giù, ma anche da capire, per noi che non abbiamo più il senso dell'onore di sessant'anni fa: Maigret sa che, permettendo a Gaillard di essere incarcerato tenendo addosso cravatta e cintura, lo sta spingendo a impiccarsi? è per questo che quella notte non dormirà? e lo fa per disprezzo o per pietà, concedendogli una via d'uscita meno umiliante di un lungo processo? (e forse dispendioso per la vedova malata)
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I wonder whether Maigret is aware, when he allows Gaillard to be jailed keeping his belt and necktie, that he is nudging him towards hanging himself. is this the reason why the commissary sleeps a troubled sleep that night? is this action out of revenge for slandering the name of the Police Judiciaire? or is last-minute pityful concession, according to our grandparents' code of honor, in order to spare the disgraced barrister, formerly a war hero, a humiliating trial?
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un'inchiesta che lascia l'amaro in bocca al commissario Maigret, che vede infangato il nome suo e della Police Judiciaire.
poche volte lo si vede trattare con tanto disprezzo un indagato.
il finale è davvero difficile da mandar giù, ma anche da capire, per noi che non abbiamo più il senso dell'onore di sessant'anni fa: Maigret sa che, permettendo a Gaillard di essere incarcerato tenendo addosso cravatta e cintura, lo sta spingendo a impiccarsi? è per questo che quella notte non dormirà? e lo fa per disprezzo o per pietà, concedendogli una via d'uscita meno umiliante di un lungo processo? (e forse dispendioso per la vedova malata)
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January 21, 2019
This is a clever story that sees Maigret at his best and at his worse.
Early on Maigret laments that he is more often than not stuck in his office; delegating cases to his inspectors while being asked to contribute to strategic planning, a report they will not even act upon.
A second gangland type hit forces him to visit the seedier streets of Montmartre. Trouble is the second victim obviously dead is just missing as no body is found.
This seems at odds to Maigret as this isn’t the usual way scores are settled. He immerses himself with the late night clubs, familiar streets from a bygone time and seems like a pig in mud. He can not rest though as he wanders around and interviews the usual suspects and nothing seems to come together.
His sense of inertia is magnified as a weekend comes which stalls further action on his part. In a lovely aside we see him taking his beloved wife out of Paris for a break.
It is not that this hiatus cements his reasoning as much as allows his thoughts to rest. Back on Monday morning not so much recharged but allowed to resume his investigations. It is as though the leads he sought before his time off were like the casting of his line while Sunday fishing on the Seine are ready to land his criminal fish. Like his experiences on the river mind he had realised he needs to ensure he takes his time to reel in his suspect.
A good title but by now Maigret has demonstrated a number of actions and feelings. The anger is not apparent until the final denouement and it speaks of the character of this iconic chief Inspector.
A wonderful addition to this compelling series. A joy to read, expertly translated and providing scope to think, reflect and delight in the Paris environment.
Early on Maigret laments that he is more often than not stuck in his office; delegating cases to his inspectors while being asked to contribute to strategic planning, a report they will not even act upon.
A second gangland type hit forces him to visit the seedier streets of Montmartre. Trouble is the second victim obviously dead is just missing as no body is found.
This seems at odds to Maigret as this isn’t the usual way scores are settled. He immerses himself with the late night clubs, familiar streets from a bygone time and seems like a pig in mud. He can not rest though as he wanders around and interviews the usual suspects and nothing seems to come together.
His sense of inertia is magnified as a weekend comes which stalls further action on his part. In a lovely aside we see him taking his beloved wife out of Paris for a break.
It is not that this hiatus cements his reasoning as much as allows his thoughts to rest. Back on Monday morning not so much recharged but allowed to resume his investigations. It is as though the leads he sought before his time off were like the casting of his line while Sunday fishing on the Seine are ready to land his criminal fish. Like his experiences on the river mind he had realised he needs to ensure he takes his time to reel in his suspect.
A good title but by now Maigret has demonstrated a number of actions and feelings. The anger is not apparent until the final denouement and it speaks of the character of this iconic chief Inspector.
A wonderful addition to this compelling series. A joy to read, expertly translated and providing scope to think, reflect and delight in the Paris environment.
July 20, 2025
Lunchtime Listen July 2025
There cannot now be that many Simenon Maigrets that we haven’t listened to, which is a shame, but I’m sure we can go back to the beginning and start again, with as much enjoyment.
In this wonderful episode, Maigret is called in on the disappearance of a law abiding family man , who just happens to be the owner of a number of nightclubs.
With very little to go on, it is only when the man’s body turns up a few days later dumped in the street strangled that Maigret and his Inspectors start their investigation in earnest.
Was he really as law abiding as everyone says, if so then why did he take half a million francs in cash from the bank a few days before he died ? And did he really have nothing to do with the murder of one of the local gangsters a few weeks earlier ?
This is Maigret’smnstarting point and leads him to a solution that leaves speechless with anger.
There cannot now be that many Simenon Maigrets that we haven’t listened to, which is a shame, but I’m sure we can go back to the beginning and start again, with as much enjoyment.
In this wonderful episode, Maigret is called in on the disappearance of a law abiding family man , who just happens to be the owner of a number of nightclubs.
With very little to go on, it is only when the man’s body turns up a few days later dumped in the street strangled that Maigret and his Inspectors start their investigation in earnest.
Was he really as law abiding as everyone says, if so then why did he take half a million francs in cash from the bank a few days before he died ? And did he really have nothing to do with the murder of one of the local gangsters a few weeks earlier ?
This is Maigret’smnstarting point and leads him to a solution that leaves speechless with anger.
December 5, 2021
Maigret e' a Parigi. Le indagini lo portano a Montmartre, la sua Parigi, il quartiere della sua giovinezza investigativa, dei suoi primi ricordi professionali. Gli anni passano, ma la fauna umana dei locali, delle vie, degli hotel equivoci, non cambia poi molto. Come non cambiano i riti di una certa malavita. L'omicidio di un gestore di locali notturni, peraltro insolitamente onesto, risalta per la sua anomala originalita'. Ancora piu' del solito, il commissario svolgera' le indagini lasciandosi guidare dagli odori, dalle sensazioni, dai profumi di un luogo che riconosce quasi come casa sua.
November 14, 2017
Uno strano caso in una calda ed annoiata estate parigina, con un cadavere che appare dopo un paio di giorni dall’omicidio e nessun sospetto colpevole.
Maigret però…
Era un po’ come un cane da caccia che va avanti e indietro, annusando.
Intuito, tenacia e un po’ di fortuna: il cerchio si stringe ed il caso è risolto; facendo però arrabbiare davvero il nostro commissario come forse non avevo mai visto.
Atmosfere parigine e passeggiate a Montmartre, un vero piacere per i lettori di bocca buona, che non resteranno delusi, vi assicuro!
Maigret però…
Era un po’ come un cane da caccia che va avanti e indietro, annusando.
Intuito, tenacia e un po’ di fortuna: il cerchio si stringe ed il caso è risolto; facendo però arrabbiare davvero il nostro commissario come forse non avevo mai visto.
Atmosfere parigine e passeggiate a Montmartre, un vero piacere per i lettori di bocca buona, che non resteranno delusi, vi assicuro!
September 25, 2020
This is the first Georges Simenon novel I've ever read...and he wrote over 500 of them! He writes very succinctly and clearly...and the translation is very good. A good compact story.
November 22, 2023
"Maigret, hogy csillapítsa türelmetlenségét, belemerült adminisztratív teendőibe. Fel öt körül megunta a dolgot, felhúzta a zakóját, és magányosan beült a Dauphine sörözőbe egy pohár sörre. Majdnem rendelt egy másodikat is, nem szomjúságból, hanem hogy dacoljon Pardon barátjával, aki önmegtartóztatást írt elő neki."
Pardon doktor intelme ellenére lecsúszik még ebben a kötetben néhány aperitif, száraz fehérbor, és persze sörök, amiket néha igencsak sietve kell felhörpinteni. De azért Maigret javára legyen írva, elutasít benne egy kávé után kínált Calvadost. ;)
Ami az étkeket illeti, akad makrahal és olajos papírban sült borjúmáj, de néhány otthon elköltött ebéd is, a kis hétvégi kiruccanás után pedig hideg sült húst esznek Madame Maigret-vel.
Maigret ezúttal félig-meddig az alvilágba merül alá, amikor megtudja: Émile Boulay eltűnt. Boulay-nak mulatói voltak a Montmartre-on, több is, és esténként ezeket járta végig. Azonban egyik este nyoma vész, nem érkezik haza hajnalra sem. Megfojtott holttestét pedig csak két nap múlva találják meg... A fojtogatás nem vall a gengszterekre, ahogy a hullák tárolása sem... Vajon lehet mindennek köze a nem sokkal korábbi Mazotti-leszámoláshoz? Maigret követi megérzéseit, ösztöneit, tudván, ha kezdeti tételmondatai közül akár csak egy is hibás, akkor bizony tévúton jár...
Számtalanszor végigjárja az Émile Boulay által naponta megtett köröket, többször beszél "Mikiegérrel", aki utoljára látta az áldozatot, Antonióval a sógorral, valamint Émile könyvelőjével és ügyvédjével is, és végül lassacskán kikristályosodik, mi is lehetett az indíték.
"Maigret nem követett előre megfontolt tervet. Nem volt semmi ötlete. Leginkább egy fel-alá szaglászó vadászkutyára hasonlított. És a lelke mélyén élvezte, hogy újra érezheti a Montmartre levegőjét, amelyet már évek óta nem szívott be."
Olvastam néhány értékelést, amelyekben azt írták, Maigret nem is dühös ebben a részben, és ez meglep, mert bizony iszonyú düh fogja el a felügyelőt, igaz, csak a történet végén, a szembesítéskor, és amikor kiderül, milyen machinációval dolgozott a gyilkos... Maigret falfehér arca, üvöltése, ököllel az asztalra csapása talán nem mutatják eléggé a benne fortyogó dühöt?
Remek kötet, elejétől a végéig. Fojtott légkör, érdekesen összerakott cselekmény, jó karaktergárda.
https://pupillaolvas.blogspot.com/202...
Pardon doktor intelme ellenére lecsúszik még ebben a kötetben néhány aperitif, száraz fehérbor, és persze sörök, amiket néha igencsak sietve kell felhörpinteni. De azért Maigret javára legyen írva, elutasít benne egy kávé után kínált Calvadost. ;)
Ami az étkeket illeti, akad makrahal és olajos papírban sült borjúmáj, de néhány otthon elköltött ebéd is, a kis hétvégi kiruccanás után pedig hideg sült húst esznek Madame Maigret-vel.
Maigret ezúttal félig-meddig az alvilágba merül alá, amikor megtudja: Émile Boulay eltűnt. Boulay-nak mulatói voltak a Montmartre-on, több is, és esténként ezeket járta végig. Azonban egyik este nyoma vész, nem érkezik haza hajnalra sem. Megfojtott holttestét pedig csak két nap múlva találják meg... A fojtogatás nem vall a gengszterekre, ahogy a hullák tárolása sem... Vajon lehet mindennek köze a nem sokkal korábbi Mazotti-leszámoláshoz? Maigret követi megérzéseit, ösztöneit, tudván, ha kezdeti tételmondatai közül akár csak egy is hibás, akkor bizony tévúton jár...
Számtalanszor végigjárja az Émile Boulay által naponta megtett köröket, többször beszél "Mikiegérrel", aki utoljára látta az áldozatot, Antonióval a sógorral, valamint Émile könyvelőjével és ügyvédjével is, és végül lassacskán kikristályosodik, mi is lehetett az indíték.
"Maigret nem követett előre megfontolt tervet. Nem volt semmi ötlete. Leginkább egy fel-alá szaglászó vadászkutyára hasonlított. És a lelke mélyén élvezte, hogy újra érezheti a Montmartre levegőjét, amelyet már évek óta nem szívott be."
Olvastam néhány értékelést, amelyekben azt írták, Maigret nem is dühös ebben a részben, és ez meglep, mert bizony iszonyú düh fogja el a felügyelőt, igaz, csak a történet végén, a szembesítéskor, és amikor kiderül, milyen machinációval dolgozott a gyilkos... Maigret falfehér arca, üvöltése, ököllel az asztalra csapása talán nem mutatják eléggé a benne fortyogó dühöt?
Remek kötet, elejétől a végéig. Fojtott légkör, érdekesen összerakott cselekmény, jó karaktergárda.
https://pupillaolvas.blogspot.com/202...
August 23, 2017
Another great 'Maigret' novel, though perhaps not quite so great as some of the others I have read. This is the eighth book I have finished in the series of 75 novels so far, and one of the later ones. There is a twist at the end that perfectly justifies why Maigret gets more angry with the culprit in this particular story than with other criminals and it is connected to a slur on his integrity.
March 18, 2020
A 2020 re-read confirms this 5*rating.
A particularly good Maigret from 1963, based around the nightclub areas in Paris. Who killed one of the only honest club owners, and dumped his decomposing body two days after he was murdered?
There is a reason, revealed in the dénouement, why Maigret is as angry as he has ever been. Absolutely beautifully written.
A particularly good Maigret from 1963, based around the nightclub areas in Paris. Who killed one of the only honest club owners, and dumped his decomposing body two days after he was murdered?
There is a reason, revealed in the dénouement, why Maigret is as angry as he has ever been. Absolutely beautifully written.
February 18, 2020
Another first rate book by Simenon. I have enjoyed every book in the series so far. No regrets for the purchasing this series. Will be very sad when I have read the last one. It goes without saying that I will start reading them over again. If you haven’t read any, then give them a try.
November 23, 2020
"Trebuie să acceptăm viaţa aşa cum e ea, oricum, e mai puternică decât noi."
June 26, 2022
An engaging short crime fiction novel about detective inspector Maigret investigating the murder of Emile Bouvay, a Montmartre night club owner. Bouvay is married to an Italian woman and they have three children. Bouvay has no criminal record and the four night clubs he owns are profitable. Bouvay treats everyone respectfully and Maigret is finding it difficult to discover a motive for the murder.
Maigret fans should find this book a satisfying reading experience.
This book was first published in 1963 and is the 61st Book in the Maigret series.
Maigret fans should find this book a satisfying reading experience.
This book was first published in 1963 and is the 61st Book in the Maigret series.
June 17, 2023
This was my first Maigret novel. And boy, is it fun. This is like “what if Nero Wolfe was a French police inspector.”
I also heard that the original novels (in French) have a rather limited vocabulary which means I could practice my reading comprehension.
I also heard that the original novels (in French) have a rather limited vocabulary which means I could practice my reading comprehension.
Want to read
January 1, 20194* Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
3* The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)
3* The Late Monsieur Gallet (Maigret, #3)
4* The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)
3* A Man's Head (Maigret #5)
4* The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)
4* The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret #7)
2* A Crime in Holland (Maigret #8)
3* The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin (Maigret #10)
3* The Two-Penny Bar (Maigret, #11)
4* Lock No. 1 (Maigret, #18)
4* The Cellars of the Majestic (Maigret, #20)
3* Inspector Cadaver (Maigret, #25)
4* Maigret's Holiday (Maigret, #28)
4* La première enquête de Maigret (Maigret, #30)
4* My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
4* Maigret at the Coroner's (Maigret #32)
3* The Friend of Madame Maigret (Maigret #34)
3* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (Maigret, #38)
TR The Grand Banks Café (Maigret, #9)
TR The Shadow Puppet (Inspector Maigret #12)
TR The Saint-Fiacre Affair (Inspector Maigret #13)
TR The Flemish House (Maigret, #14)
TR The Misty Harbour (Maigret, #15)
TR The Madman of Bergerac (Inspector Maigret #16)
TR Liberty Bar (Maigret, #17)
TR Maigret (Maigret, #19)
TR The Judge's House (Maigret, #21)
TR Cécile is Dead (Maigret, #22)
TR Signed, Picpus (Maigret, #23)
TR Félicie (Maigret, #24)
TR Maigret Se Fache (Maigret, #26)
TR Maigret à New York (Maigret, #27)
TR Il morto di Maigret (Maigret, #29)
TR Maigret et la Vieille Dame (Maigret, #33)
TR Le memorie di Maigret (Maigret #35)
TR Maigret in Montmartre (Maigret #36)
TR Maigret Rents a Room (Maigret #37)
TR Maigret and the Gangsters (Maigret #39)
TR Maigret's Revolver (Maigret #40)
TR Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Maigret #41)
TR Maigret Afraid (Maigret #42)
TR Maigret's Mistake: Inspector Maigret #43
TR Maigret Goes to School (Maigret #44)
TR Maigret et la jeune morte (Maigret #45)
TR Maigret and the Calame Report (Maigret #46)
TR Maigret and the Headless Corpse (Maigret #47)
TR Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48)
TR Maigret's Failure (Maigret #49)
TR Maigret si diverte (Maigret #50)
TR Maigret and the Millionaires (Maigret #51)
TR Maigret Has Scruples (Maigret #52)
TR Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses (Maigret #53)
TR Maigret Has Doubts (Maigret, #54)
TR Maigret in Court (Maigret #55)
TR Maigret e i vecchi signori (Maigret #56)
TR Maigret and the Idle Burglar (Maigret, #57)
TR Maigret and the Black Sheep (Maigret #58)
TR Maigret and the Saturday Caller (Maigret #59)
TR Maigret and the Bum (Maigret #60)
TR Maigret Loses His Temper (Maigret, #61)
3* The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)
3* The Late Monsieur Gallet (Maigret, #3)
4* The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)
3* A Man's Head (Maigret #5)
4* The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)
4* The Night at the Crossroads (Maigret #7)
2* A Crime in Holland (Maigret #8)
3* The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin (Maigret #10)
3* The Two-Penny Bar (Maigret, #11)
4* Lock No. 1 (Maigret, #18)
4* The Cellars of the Majestic (Maigret, #20)
3* Inspector Cadaver (Maigret, #25)
4* Maigret's Holiday (Maigret, #28)
4* La première enquête de Maigret (Maigret, #30)
4* My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
4* Maigret at the Coroner's (Maigret #32)
3* The Friend of Madame Maigret (Maigret #34)
3* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (Maigret, #38)
TR The Grand Banks Café (Maigret, #9)
TR The Shadow Puppet (Inspector Maigret #12)
TR The Saint-Fiacre Affair (Inspector Maigret #13)
TR The Flemish House (Maigret, #14)
TR The Misty Harbour (Maigret, #15)
TR The Madman of Bergerac (Inspector Maigret #16)
TR Liberty Bar (Maigret, #17)
TR Maigret (Maigret, #19)
TR The Judge's House (Maigret, #21)
TR Cécile is Dead (Maigret, #22)
TR Signed, Picpus (Maigret, #23)
TR Félicie (Maigret, #24)
TR Maigret Se Fache (Maigret, #26)
TR Maigret à New York (Maigret, #27)
TR Il morto di Maigret (Maigret, #29)
TR Maigret et la Vieille Dame (Maigret, #33)
TR Le memorie di Maigret (Maigret #35)
TR Maigret in Montmartre (Maigret #36)
TR Maigret Rents a Room (Maigret #37)
TR Maigret and the Gangsters (Maigret #39)
TR Maigret's Revolver (Maigret #40)
TR Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Maigret #41)
TR Maigret Afraid (Maigret #42)
TR Maigret's Mistake: Inspector Maigret #43
TR Maigret Goes to School (Maigret #44)
TR Maigret et la jeune morte (Maigret #45)
TR Maigret and the Calame Report (Maigret #46)
TR Maigret and the Headless Corpse (Maigret #47)
TR Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48)
TR Maigret's Failure (Maigret #49)
TR Maigret si diverte (Maigret #50)
TR Maigret and the Millionaires (Maigret #51)
TR Maigret Has Scruples (Maigret #52)
TR Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses (Maigret #53)
TR Maigret Has Doubts (Maigret, #54)
TR Maigret in Court (Maigret #55)
TR Maigret e i vecchi signori (Maigret #56)
TR Maigret and the Idle Burglar (Maigret, #57)
TR Maigret and the Black Sheep (Maigret #58)
TR Maigret and the Saturday Caller (Maigret #59)
TR Maigret and the Bum (Maigret #60)
TR Maigret Loses His Temper (Maigret, #61)
July 18, 2013
In this classic Maigret novel from 1963, Maigret becomes interested in the death of Emile Boulay, whose strangled body was found on a Paris side-walk three days after his disappearance. Although Boulay owned a handful of nightclubs where scantily clad women entertain tourists, he seemed to have lived an irreproachable life : a devoted husband and a scrupulously honest businessman in a shady business. Also, underworld slayings typically involve guns. So who could have had it in for the unremarkable little man? Where did he go on the night of his death? And why did he withdraw such an important sum from his bank a few weeks before his death? As with all Maigret novels, this is a study of a certain milieu rather than a police procedural. Maigret immerses himself in the life of the dead man : he meets his doting family, hangs around the bars he owned, checks on his lawyer, his tax man... Many of the minor characters are drawn with only a few evocative lines : Boulay's contented Italian wife, his lonely accountant, one of his employees who moonlights as a police informer. This novel is all about the people, less about the puzzle. It is also one of the new novels where SImenon, whose view of humanity was sometimes a little jaundiced, describes a happy, contented family. No money worries, no adulterous affairs, no long-festering resentments...
February 9, 2020
A body is found.....Is it a gangland killing or is this someone closer to home? Exceptional, but it's Simenon, what else would you say!
May 18, 2024
Detective Inspector Maigret is nothing short of amazing. He solves crimes not the Anglo-American way, by a process of ratiocination, but by a combination of instinct, persistence, and simple animal faith. Georges Simenon's Maigret's Anger is one of the author's later Maigret mysteries, yet it is just as vital as his classical earlier tales of the 1930s.
An Italian owner of a chain of strip clubs in Paris is found strangled near the Pere Lachaise cemetery, but the means of his death and the motive seem odd to the Police judiciaire. Maigret is maniacally persistent in following every possible lead until the glimmerings of a suspicion enable him to open the floodgates to a solution.
An Italian owner of a chain of strip clubs in Paris is found strangled near the Pere Lachaise cemetery, but the means of his death and the motive seem odd to the Police judiciaire. Maigret is maniacally persistent in following every possible lead until the glimmerings of a suspicion enable him to open the floodgates to a solution.
July 31, 2017
J'ai envie chaque été de lire un Maigret, de retrouver ces enquêtes rapides et le caractère du commissaire comme si je ne l'avais jamais quitté. Le seul critère de choix étant de trouver un titre d'occasion dont la première page me parle. "La colère de Maigret" a bien fait son travail et j'en ressort contente. A l'année prochaine.
September 22, 2024
Listened to this on Audible. Maigret for once has a case that nearly beats him. Simeon drags out his main character's frustration very well and explains his anger and disgust quite well later though there was perhaps some grudging compassion in the ending. One of the best Simeon novels I've listened to so far.
December 29, 2017
The plot is crystalline.
November 16, 2022
A Montmartre club owner goes missing. Maigret intuits who the killer is in his own inimitable way. Top-notch Simenon.
May 30, 2023
A missing man turns up dead and it's up to Maigret to sort out the case.
January 25, 2024
I have been very ill lately, so just happy to have finally been capable of reading this enjoyable Maigret procedural.
January 28, 2024
Un bon Maigret, pas long et bien tassé, un vrai plaisir
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April 17, 2024An amazing French crime film noir-esque book, with jazzy vibes and a thrilling murder mystery. Throughly enjoyed.
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