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The Crime of Inspector Maigret (other English-language titles are Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets and The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien) is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French-language version Le Pendu de Saint-Pholien appeared in 1931: it is one of the earliest novels by Simenon featuring the detective Jules Maigret .
- Georges Simenon, Linda Coverdale
- 1931
Georges Simenon. On a trip to Brussels, Maigret unwittingly causes a man's suicide, but his own remorse is overshadowed by the discovery of the sordid events that drove the desperate man to shoot himself. Collect this and other novels in the Inspector Maigret series, now available in thrilling new English translations.
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Jules Maigret ( French: [ʒyl mɛɡʁɛ] ), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a commissaire ("commissioner") of the Paris Brigade Criminelle ( Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres ), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret.
TitleFrench-language Publication DatePenguin Uk Reissue DateReissue #Maigret et Monsieur CharlesFebruary 19729 Jan 202075Maigret et l'indicateurJune 19715 Dec 201974Maigret et l'homme tout seulFebruary 19717 Nov 201973May 19703 Oct 201972Maigret is introduced into the world of crime fighting by an old aquintance that goes by the name of Jacquemain who at the time is a detective inspector working at Quai des Orfévres. This character is seen as Avery big influence in Maigret’s career as a policeman until his demise three years later into the books in a street brawl where he dies as a result of a stray bullet.
Sep 12, 2022 · Georges Simenon, the matchless French crime novelist and the author of the Inspector Maigret series—which has been completely retranslated and issued in a paperback edition from Penguin—takes ...
Inspector Maigret, a police inspector in Paris, France, and Madame Maigret, his wife. Jules Amedée François Maigret, simply Jules Maigret or Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional French police detective, actually a commissaire or commissioner of the Paris "Brigade Criminelle" (Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris), …
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Apr 26, 2019 · Maigret and the Wine Merchant by Georges Simenon. 71. Maigret and the Wine Merchant (1970). 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.
