A
stunningly good early Maigret. Not a police procedural, as another
reviewer suggested, but more to do with psychological understanding of a
wide range of French character types, and relationships and jealousies
in marriage. A brilliant and satisfying denouement too. What a pleasure
to be re-reading the first ten Maigrets, all issued in 1931, after a few
years. As it happens, some of the later ones are even better!
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A stunningly good early Maigret. Not a police procedural, as another reviewer suggested, but more to do with psychological understanding of a wide range of French character types, and relationships and jealousies in marriage. A brilliant and satisfying denouement too. What a pleasure to be re-reading the first ten Maigrets, all issued in 1931, after a few years. As it happens, some of the later ones are even better!