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Title: Maigret and the Madwoman by Georges Simenon, Eileen Ellenbogen ISBN: 0-15-602850-6 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Thoughtful Writing
Comment: This is a thoughtful well-plotted mystery. The author does a fine job portrayng Maigret, the other detectives, the victim (an elderly lady), her niece and her niece's son. The writing is simple and easy to understand. Simemon does not waste words but he brings the characters to life. The reader will be kept guessing until the end of the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ideal summer vacation reading
Comment: Imagine drinking a glass of Calvados. The title is ambiguous. She was a tiny woman insisting upon seeing Chief Inspector Maigret personally. Madame Antoine, aged, having lived in her apartment for a long time, reported that her things had been moved. There is only the key she keeps in her bag. A niece and her son are her only relatives. She is pefectly aware that a young person might consider her mad. The concierge says she is very much like any other old person living by herself. Her clear gray eyes make an impression on Maigret. Then she is murdered, suffocated, and an investigation ensues. The police search and question, after all this is a police procedural. Maigret discovers that the victim had practiced twenty five years of thrift. A character named Le Grand Marcel is brought into the picture.
The fineness of the writing (translated?) transcends the genre. Picking up a Maigret novel is a matter of dealing in a brand name consumer good. One is never disappointed. The storytelling is simple, classical, felicitous. Simenon used masterful economy in his art. The short bursts of information create an almost Raymond Carverish style. One is transported to Paris in the Spring. Time spent in the company of Maigret and his gifted inspectors Lapointe, Lucas, and Janvier is a pleasure.
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Title: Maigret and the Killer (Maigret Mystery Series) by Georges Simenon, Lyn Moir ISBN: 0156028417 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret Mystery Series) by Georges Simenon, Daphne Woodward ISBN: 0156028484 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Maigret and the Burglar's Wife by Georges Simenon, J. Maclaren-Ross ISBN: 0156028409 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Maigret and the Wine Merchant by Georges Simenon ISBN: 0156028441 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Maigret Mystery Series) by Georges Simenon, Eileen Ellenbogen ISBN: 0156028379 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 16 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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