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Maigret Gets a Little Help from Madame,
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This review is from: Madame Maigret's Own Case (Paperback)
If you don't know Maigret and you like detective stories, then you are in for a treat - or about 76 treats because that's how many Maigret novels the prolific Georges Simenon published. (I take this number from an excellent essay in the Times Literary Supplement about Simenon by Paul Theroux called "Georges Simenon, the existential hack". The essay is available online.) As with many of the Maigret stories, this one is also published under another name, The Friend of Madame Maigret (Inspector Maigret Mysteries). Maigret is a seasoned French chief inspector of detectives with an eye for human foibles and a distinct humanism about his policing. Some lists include this title as one of the best of Maigret. Personally, I haven't found much to choose between them - as long as they are primarily set in Paris. Don't be put off by the title (either title). Madame Maigret's role, while key, is also collateral. She provides some crucial information, but Jules really does the work along with his crew of Lucas, Janvier and a very young La Pointe. Highly recommended.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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I like them all,
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This review is from: Madame Maigret's Own Case (Paperback)
I am reading all of Maigret..I like Simenon's writing style..Especially the description that makes you experience Paris..No "clouds like cotton", etc...just blends right into the story..Always a full plot to bring you along.
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Madame Maigret's Own Case by Georges Simenon (Paperback - April 21, 2003)
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