Jules Maigret mysteries
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1. Maigret and the tavern by the Seine
2. Maigret sits it out
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Maigret uncovers some troubling family politics in this new translation, book thirty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series. 'He had realized that it was her eyes as much as her vivacity that made her look so young. They were of a blue that was paler than the September sky over the sea and still had an expression of surprise, of wonderment' When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy...
4. Maigret takes a room
5. Maigret and the hundred gibbets
6. Maigret stonewalled
7. Maigret at the crossroads
8. Maigret and the young girl
9. Maigret's failure
10. Maigret's little joke
11. Maigret's special murder
12. Maigret on holiday
13. Maigret's boyhood friend
14. Maigret's first case
15. The sailor's rendezvous: a Maigret mystery
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"When a wealthy wine merchant is shot and killed in Paris, Inspector Maigret must investigate a long list of family, colleagues and lovers to uncover just who could have committed the crime. Delving into the depths of the man's personality, Maigret discovers that the victim may have made one too many enemies on his way to the top."--Provided by publisher.
18. Maigret and the informer
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He needed to get out of his office, soak up the atmosphere and discover different worlds with each new investigation. He needed the cafes and bars where he so often ended up waiting, at the counter, drinking a beer or a calvados depending on the circumstances. He needed to do battle patiently in his office with a suspect who refused to talk and sometimes, after hours and hours, he'd obtain a dramatic confession. In Simenon's final novel featuring...
21. Maigret and the bum
22. Maigret mystified
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“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” — The Guardian Inspector Maigret must untangle the web of lies left behind by a murdered man whose family didn’t know him as well as they thought When a man is found stabbed to death in an alley off Boulevard Saint-Martin,...
26. Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
28. Maigret in exile
30. Maigret in New York
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"Detective Chief Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter how complex the case, but when someone starts killing women on the streets of Montmartre, he finds himself confounded. Under increasing pressure, Maigret brings together officers from across the city in a trap that finally catches the murderer out...'High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people were crowding round the little...
32. Maigret at the coroner's
33. Maigret loses his temper
35. Maigret on the defensive
36. Maigret's Christmas: nine stories
37. Maigret and the Nahour case
38. Maigret has doubts
40. Maigret and the loner
41. Maigret in court
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"A woman and her child have been brutally murdered in their flat: the woman's throat slit, and the child smothered by silk cushions. Standing accused is the victim's nephew, a quiet picture-framer from the outskirts of Paris. The violence of the crime stands in stark contrast to his gentle nature, but Meurant was glimpsed fleeing from the scene, and a suit is found bearing traces of human blood. Yet Maigret can't reconcile the violent portrait the...
42. Maigret meets a milord
43. Maigret and the burglar's wife
44. Maigret in Vichy
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"a fine novel" — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker When his relaxing vacation is interrupted by a small-town murder, Inspector Maigret can't resist lending his investigative powers to the case Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much needed holiday to Vichy, where they quickly become used to the slower pace of life. But when a woman who they regularly pass by on their daily strolls is murdered, Maigret can't help but offer his assistance to the...
45. Maigret's revolver
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"One of Simenon's masterpieces" — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker A man’s dismembered body is found in a canal, and only Maigret can uncover the killer When a man’s headless body is discovered in Paris’s Saint-Martin Canal, Maigret is quick to answer the call. It is in this very neighborhood that he meets a strangely taciturn woman who runs a cafe. Her husband is away on a trip—or so she says....
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In this make-believe memoir, Maigret recounts a meeting with the author himself. The account starts with the arrival of Georges Sim, as he is called here, at the Paris Police Judiciaire to soak up atmosphere for his crime novels by dogging the footsteps of Inspector Maigret. The detective is irritated by the audacious young writer who names a character after him and argues that he oversimplifies, in his fiction, the intricate duties of the police...
50. Maigret and the gangsters
51. Maigret hesitates
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“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” — The Guardian An atmospheric Inspector Maigret mystery set in the bustling streets of Paris “Slowly the Czech was becoming animated, but in a muted way, so typical of the man. Maigret now noticed his hands, which were long,...
53. Maigret and the Calame report
54. Maigret goes to school
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The balmy, relaxing Cote d'Azur is not exactly conducive to investigating a murder, and Inspector Jules Maigret has trouble taking the murder of an inoffensive, middle-aged Australian seriously. A deft, psychologically fascinating story about men who kick over the traces--and of men who do not.
56. Maigret's mistake
57. Maigret and the death of a harbor-master
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"Maigret is called to the home of the Lachaume family where the eldest brother has been found shot dead. On Maigret's arrival the family close ranks and claim to have heard nothing at the time of the murder. Maigret must pick his way through the family's web of lies, secrets and deceit as well as handle Angelot, a troublesome new breed of magistrate who has waded into the case. The black sheep of the family, Veronique, finally gives Maigret the break...
60. Maigret goes home
61. Maigret in Montmartre
62. Madame Maigret's own case: an inspector Maigret mystery
63. Maigret and the Flemish shop
65. Maigret at the Gai-Moulin
67. Maigret has scruples
70. The yellow dog
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Inspector Jules Maigret investigates the murder of a prominent citizen of a little town on the coast of Brittany and, rather than make a quick arrest of a sad-eyed waitress who has seen too much, stays until justice is done.
71. The madman of Bergerac
72. My friend Maigret
73. The carter of La Providence
74. A crime in Holland
75. The Flemish house
76. The Grand Banks Cafe
77. The hanged man of Saint-Pholien
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The circumstances of Monsieur Gallet's death all seem fake: the name the deceased was travelling under and his presumed profession and, more worryingly, his family's grief. Their haughtiness seems to hide ambiguous feelings about the hapless man. In this haunting story, Maigret discovers the appalling truth and the real crime hidden behind the surface of lies.
80. The Saint-Fiacre affair
81. Cecile is dead
82. The dancer at the Gai-Moulin
83. Maigret
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"Maigret's peaceful retirement in the country is interrupted when his nephew comes to him for help after being implicated in a crime he didn't commit. Soon Maigret is back in the heart of Paris, and out of place in a once-familiar world"--Page 4 of cover.
84. Maigret and the old people
85. Maigret's doubts
86. Maigret's secret
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"At a dinner party, Maigret recounts an old case in which Adrien Josset is found guilty and executed for the murder of his wife, Christine. As the case develops under the controlling hand of the magistrate, all clues point to Josset's guilt yet Maigret is left unconvinced following his one interview with him. Years after the case, Maigret still doubts the true identity of the murderer."--Publisher's description.