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Jan 16, 2020 Adrian rated it liked information technology

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Ok so this was, well I hate to say, just the worst Maigret novel I have read so far. Yes I know I take just been going for a yr, but it was a serious disappointment to me.

Why was it and so "not every bit expert" every bit the others, well I call up it was because he played such a small-scale role in the "resolution" of the crime. I say resolution in inverted commas simply because I was left at the end a picayune confused equally to whether it had been resolved. Maigret seemed , west

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Ok then this was, well I detest to say, but the worst Maigret novel I take read and so far. Yeah I know I have only been going for a year, simply it was a serious disappointment to me.

Why was information technology so "non as good" as the others, well I think it was because he played such a small part in the "resolution" of the crime. I say resolution in inverted commas simply because I was left at the end a little confused as to whether information technology had been resolved. Maigret seemed , well almost an outsider in the story, yes it was the village where he grew upwards, but he seemed almost to lose his "mojo" and go a lesser man.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad volume by any means, information technology just didn't live up to the loftier expectations I take of the Maigret novels given my experience and then far. Was it the translation, hmm I doubt it, it was just non what I accept been used to.

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The huge appeal of Simenon's Inspector Maigret series of novels is born out by the numerous re-printings of the books and over forty screen adaptations – a criminal offense novelist reputation to equal that of Agatha Christie.
In this slim volume, Maigret is presented with an intriguing and ingenious method of murder, one with six suspects - none of whom could be legally punished for it.

This is the first novel of his I have read and I loved his atmospheric descriptions of French Provincial villages and bourg

The huge appeal of Simenon'southward Inspector Maigret series of novels is born out by the numerous re-printings of the books and over 40 screen adaptations – a crime novelist reputation to equal that of Agatha Christie.
In this slim volume, Maigret is presented with an intriguing and ingenious method of murder, one with six suspects - none of whom could be legally punished for it.

This is the first novel of his I have read and I loved his atmospheric descriptions of French Provincial villages and bourgeois family life, although it came as a shock to discover that the rural labourers in 1930s France were still classed as peasants on estates and lorded over by wealthy landowners and aristocrats.

Simenon is excellent at depicting his characters via Maigret'south musings and telling observations in evocative vignettes, such as:
"He was a brusk, sturdy , greyness-haired man with a peel furrowed with fine, deep wrinkles and eyes which looked every bit if they were lying in ambush behind thick brows."

In fact, information technology's the quality of Simenon'southward writing that lifts the murder-mystery genre into the literary classics category.

P.S. The Penguin Classics project to re-issue and re-interpret all the Maigret novels has at present been completed.

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Jul 20, 2021 Julian Worker rated it really liked it

Another excellent book from Georges Simenon. This one is personal for Maigret as he goes back to his childhood home and village as a annotation is received by the police in Paris indicating a crime will exist committed at the Church of Saint-Fiacre during first mass on All Souls' 24-hour interval.

Sure enough a crime is committed and Maigret does some investigation, but most of the work is done by one of the other characters who conducts a thorough grilling of all the suspects during a meal at the chateau, with Maigr

Another first-class book from Georges Simenon. This one is personal for Maigret as he goes back to his childhood dwelling and village as a notation is received by the law in Paris indicating a criminal offense will be committed at the Church building of Saint-Fiacre during first mass on All Souls' Twenty-four hours.

Certain enough a crime is committed and Maigret does some investigation, just almost of the work is done by one of the other characters who conducts a thorough grilling of all the suspects during a meal at the chateau, with Maigret an interested witness. A fascinating and different way of discovering whodunnit.

At the very showtime of the book, it's worth reading all the quotes from other writers who hold Simenon in high regard and and so reading the novel itself to discover what information technology is about his writing that people makes other writers adore him so much.

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Oct 23, 2016 Rhys rated information technology really liked it

In this novel Inspector Maigret returns to the village of his babyhood and uncovers a very sordid murder plot that has been arranged in such a way the police are powerless to act against the murderer. The writing is first-class, as always, thick with atmosphere, and there is a brilliant 'stand off' with a revolver around a circular table in a chateau most the stop of the book. In this novel Inspector Maigret returns to the village of his babyhood and uncovers a very sordid murder plot that has been arranged in such a way the police are powerless to act against the murderer. The writing is excellent, as e'er, thick with atmosphere, and there is a brilliant 'stand off' with a revolver around a round tabular array in a chateau well-nigh the end of the book. ...more

From TIA:
Maigret discovers that things are never the aforementioned if you go back, when an anonymous letter of the alphabet draws him to his place of nascence.
Translated past Robert Baldick
Adapted for radio by Frederick Bradnum.

Maurice Denham - Chief Inspector Jules Maigret
Michael Gough - Georges Simenon
Brian Haines - Inspector Lucas
Sean Barrett - Inspector Janvier
Michael Spice - Maurice de Saint-Fiacre
Cyril Shaps - Gautier
Anthony Danielle - Émile Gautier
Clifford Norgate - Jean Métayer
Hector Ross - Dr. Bouchardon
Mic

From TIA:
Maigret discovers that things are never the same if you lot become back, when an anonymous letter draws him to his place of birth.
Translated by Robert Baldick
Adapted for radio past Frederick Bradnum.

Maurice Denham - Chief Inspector Jules Maigret
Michael Gough - Georges Simenon
Brian Haines - Inspector Lucas
Sean Barrett - Inspector Janvier
Michael Spice - Maurice de Saint-Fiacre
Cyril Shaps - Gautier
Anthony Danielle - Émile Gautier
Clifford Norgate - Jean Métayer
Hector Ross - Dr. Bouchardon
Michael Deacon - The Priest
Produced and directed by Glyn Dearman

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2* Betty
4* Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
3* The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #two)
3* The Belatedly Monsieur Gallet (Maigret, #3)
iv* The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)
iii* A Homo's Head (Maigret #v)
4* The Yellow Canis familiaris (Maigret #half dozen)
4* The Dark at the Crossroads (Maigret #seven)
ii* A Law-breaking in Holland (Maigret #8)
3* The Grand Banks Café (Maigret, #9)
three* The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin (Maigret #x)
three* The Ii-Penny Bar (Maigret, #11)
3* The Saint-Fiacre Matter (Inspector Maigret #13)
four* The Misty Harbour (Maigret, #15)
iv* Lock No. 1 (Maigret, #xviii)
4* The Cellars of the Regal (Maigret, #20)
3* Inspector Cadaver (Maigret, #25)
3* Maigret Se Fache (Maigret, #26)
4* Maigret's Holiday (Maigret, #28)
4* La première enquête de Maigret (Maigret, #30)
iv* My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
4* Maigret at the Coroner's (Maigret #32)
3* The Friend of Madame Maigret (Maigret #34)
3* Maigret and the Burglar'due south Married woman (Maigret, #38)
three* Maigret's Mistake (Maigret, #43)
three* Maigret and the Calame Report (Maigret, #46)
three* Maigret si diverte (Maigret, #50)
3* Maigret in Court (Maigret, #55)
3* Maigret and the Onetime People (Maigret, #56)
3* Maigret and the Idle Infiltrator (Maigret, #57)
3* Maigret and the Bum (Maigret, #60)
4* Maigret Loses His Temper (Maigret, #61)
iii* Maigret on the Defensive (Maigret, #63)
3* Maigret Bides His Time (Maigret #64)
3* Maigret Hesitates (Maigret, #68)
three* Maigret's Adolescence Friend (Maigret, #69)
3* Maigret and the Madwoman (Maigret, #72)
4* Maigret and the Loner (Maigret, #73)
TR The Shadow Puppet (Inspector Maigret #12)
TR The Flemish Firm (Maigret, #14)
TR The Madman of Bergerac (Inspector Maigret #sixteen)
TR Liberty Bar (Maigret, #17)
TR Maigret (Maigret, #19)
TR The Estimate's Business firm (Maigret, #21)
TR Cécile is Dead (Maigret, #22)
TR Signed, Picpus (Maigret, #23)
TR Félicie (Maigret, #24)
TR Maigret à New York (Maigret, #27)
TR Il morto di Maigret (Maigret, #29)
TR Maigret et la Vieille Matriarch (Maigret, #33)
TR Le memorie di Maigret (Maigret #35)
TR Maigret in Montmartre (Maigret #36)
TR Maigret Rents a Room (Maigret #37)
TR Maigret and the Gangsters (Maigret #39)
TR Maigret's Revolver (Maigret #40)
TR Maigret and the Human on the Bench (Maigret #41)
TR Maigret Afraid (Maigret #42)
TR Maigret Goes to School (Maigret #44)
TR Maigret et la jeune morte (Maigret #45)
TR Maigret and the Headless Corpse (Maigret #47)
TR Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret, #48)
TR Maigret's Failure (Maigret #49)

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Apr 16, 2016 Ivonne Rovira rated information technology it was astonishing  · review of another edition

Recommends it for: any mystery lover

In the 1932 novel The Saint-Fiacre Affair (also published every bit Maigret Goes Home, Maigret on Abode Basis and Maigret and the Countess), Detective Chief Inspector Maigret returns to his birthplace, Saint-Fiacre in northern France, the boondocks where Maigret's father was the estate manager for a count. He remembered the Countess of Saint-Fiacre every bit a beautiful, elegant adult female; nevertheless, in the decades since Maigret moved to Paris, the Countess has widowed and taken a series of boy-toy secretaries as lover In the 1932 novel The Saint-Fiacre Affair (also published every bit Maigret Goes Dwelling house, Maigret on Domicile Ground and Maigret and the Countess), Detective Main Inspector Maigret returns to his birthplace, Saint-Fiacre in northern France, the boondocks where Maigret's father was the estate director for a count. He remembered the Countess of Saint-Fiacre as a cute, elegant woman; however, in the decades since Maigret moved to Paris, the Countess has widowed and taken a series of boy-toy secretaries as lovers.

When the police receive a warning that a crime will exist committed during the first Mass on All Souls' Twenty-four hours in Saint-Fiacre, Maigret goes home and attends the Mass. At the Mass' conclusion, the Countess is dead, apparently of a heart attack. But, of class, Maigret knows differently, despite the Countess long having had a weak heart. And, in fact, in the Countess' Roman missal, Maigret discovers a faked discover of the Countess' son's death by suicide. So now the game is afoot.

Georges Simenon has crafted another delightful Maigret page-turner. As in Agatha Christie's 1950 novel, A Murder Is Announced, the murderer announces the law-breaking beforehand. Did Matriarch Agatha glen the thought from Simenon? No matter. In both novels, readers puzzle over not only why a murderer would announce his intentions in advance only why the victim should be killed at all. And non to take away from Dame Agatha, but The Saint-Fiacre Affair proves but equally entertaining — especially the shocking ending. Highly recommended.

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A not-Paris-based Maigret novel, as its title indicates Maigret goes back to the little village where he was born, and where his father worked every bit estate manager for the Comte de Saint-Fiacre. Father'south buried at that place, but that's not why Maigret turns up just in time for All Hallows Day mass. No, he's recieved an anonymous letter of the alphabet saying there volition exist a criminal offence committed in the church that day. Indeed--Madame la Comtesse is found to take died in her seat at the end of the mass. How? The doctor says hea A non-Paris-based Maigret novel, equally its title indicates Maigret goes back to the little hamlet where he was born, and where his father worked as manor manager for the Comte de Saint-Fiacre. Father's buried there, simply that'due south not why Maigret turns upwardly just in time for All Hallows Day mass. No, he'south recieved an bearding letter saying there volition be a criminal offense committed in the church that day. Indeed--Madame la Comtesse is found to have died in her seat at the cease of the mass. How? The doctor says center failure--but was it? More mystery than law procedural this time, as Maigret seems at a bit of a loss as to how to handle the instance. He discovers that things have changed hugely from his childhood days. The Large Firm is non held in the esteem information technology was during "the Principal'due south" time, and rightly so. Turns out his widow was less than a lady, by all accounts, and her son's not much better. The "library scene reveal" at the stop of the story reminded me strongly of the filmed version of The Thin Man--a mad hatter's dinner party where wine flows like water and accusations and protests fly thick in the air.

I read it straight through in one sitting, entertained and engaged from start to stop.
Good old Maigret--what would I practice with out him?

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Simenon's Maigret novels take their good points and their bad. On the debit side, the plot can exist desultory, often drawn out to get to novel length, with itineraries that lack much logic and go out the reader disoriented. There are likewise the contrivances that announced just for the sake of moving the plot along, such as the note apprising Maigret in this novel that a murder will take place during the first All Souls' Twenty-four hour period Mass at the church in his former hometown--who sent the notation, why information technology was sent, etc. Simenon's Maigret novels have their good points and their bad. On the debit side, the plot can be desultory, often drawn out to get to novel length, with itineraries that lack much logic and leave the reader disoriented. There are as well the contrivances that appear just for the sake of moving the plot along, such as the note apprising Maigret in this novel that a murder volition take place during the first All Souls' Day Mass at the church in his one-time hometown--who sent the annotation, why information technology was sent, etc., never gets explained. Simenon drops it in just to give an alibi for Maigret to be there.... On the credit side, the appeal of these novels has less to do with the mystery to be solved than with Maigret'southward psychological ruminations and Simenon'due south observations on the traditions and transformations of French order--such as, for instance in this novel, the final disintegration of the provincial elite that culminated during the interwar years. The novels are also somehow simply arresting and draw me into the scenes in which their flimsy plots unfold. ...more

Nov xxx, 2016 Amy rated it it was ok

Wow! A Maigret I didn't like?! It might have been the translation, merely I institute it hard to go along characters straight, especially in thoughts and conversations. Also, except for the dead woman and the innkeeper, all were male, and so pronouns gave no clues. But I did like the return of Maigert to his home hamlet and the glimpses of his boyhood. Funny thing is, I saw a French TV adaption of this story years agone, actually liked it, and was looking forward to reading the original. C'est la vie. Wow! A Maigret I didn't like?! Information technology might have been the translation, merely I found it difficult to go along characters straight, peculiarly in thoughts and conversations. Too, except for the dead woman and the innkeeper, all were male, so pronouns gave no clues. Simply I did like the render of Maigert to his home hamlet and the glimpses of his boyhood. Funny thing is, I saw a French TV adaption of this story years agone, really liked it, and was looking frontward to reading the original. C'est la vie. ...more

Jun 01, 2021 George rated it actually liked information technology

An engaging crime fiction novella where Maigret is more of a witness to the investigation of who murdered Countess de Saint-Fiacre. The Countess, a widow, anile 60, died after receiving a message in church. The message from the murderer was such as to shock the Countess, triggering a middle assail. Three months before this event the Countess had a center attack. Since then she had been in very poor wellness.

An interesting and satisfying reading experience. This book was first published in France in 1

An engaging crime fiction novella where Maigret is more than of a witness to the investigation of who murdered Countess de Saint-Fiacre. The Countess, a widow, anile sixty, died after receiving a message in church. The message from the murderer was such as to shock the Countess, triggering a heart attack. 3 months earlier this event the Countess had a heart attack. Since then she had been in very poor health.

An interesting and satisfying reading experience. This volume was offset published in France in 1932 and is the 14th book in the Maigret series.

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November 04, 2010 Richard rated it actually liked it

Very happy to read this book again, I remember the Goggle box episode with Michael Gambon also with keen fondness.
Maigret sees a alarm note alerting the police of a murder which will take place in Saint-Fiacre, the village where Maigret's mother and begetter lived and where he was built-in and grew up. No-one takes the threat seriously simply Maigret is not bad to notice and return "home".
This is a modern translation as part of Penguin's desire to re-print all Inspector Maigret's cases with an up to engagement revisi Very happy to read this book again, I call up the Telly episode with Michael Gambon also with great fondness.
Maigret sees a alarm note alerting the constabulary of a murder which will accept place in Saint-Fiacre, the village where Maigret's mother and begetter lived and where he was born and grew upwards. No-one takes the threat seriously only Maigret is keen to observe and render "home".
This is a modern translation as function of Penguin's desire to re-print all Inspector Maigret's cases with an up to date revision. So far I take enjoyed returning to one of my favourite literary detectives and this volume; I am reading them in order; previously fans could read them but in part when and if reprinted or ownership older copies via the internet.
This is a typical Maigret novel with his usual busybody investigations asking questions repeatedly of whatsoever witnesses and potential suspects. It also speaks to the soul of all of u.s.a. who have reached adulthood and put away childish things. Maigret cannot be anything only disappointed by characters he used to literally and emotionally await up to and respect. The author therefore helps the states question with the constabulary officer our own disappointments, values and memories from our earlier years both in terms of people and places.
The book as well shows how the feel challenges Maigret as we come across him requite full reign to others to provide justice where the law couldn't.
An interesting story on many levels and one which cements Simenon'southward identify in criminal offense fiction. He doesn't follow a safe blueprint, his books move from Paris to surrounding parts with differing crimes and motives. His laid dorsum detective remains constant, a brooding force that oversees the investigation and its decision, leaving a reader such every bit me with a great smile across my confront. ...more than

January 23, 2017 Daniel rated it actually liked it

A short take:

I loved this Maigret novel. His reaction to ending up in his home village was believable, and his impressions and thoughts provide little, tantalizing peeks into his history. The central murder is small-time, only the setting makes it a tempestuous affair. The final scene in the dining room is absolutely fantastic, almost Gothic in its portrayal and delivery. Simenon rocks.

Highlights:
* All of Maigret's musings. Normally confident and directly in his deportment, he is completely put off h

A brusque take:

I loved this Maigret novel. His reaction to ending upwards in his home village was believable, and his impressions and thoughts provide little, tantalizing peeks into his history. The central murder is small-fourth dimension, but the setting makes information technology a tempestuous matter. The terminal scene in the dining room is absolutely fantastic, almost Gothic in its portrayal and delivery. Simenon rocks.

Highlights:
* All of Maigret'due south musings. Normally confident and direct in his actions, he is completely put off his game by being in his hometown.
* The fact that Maigret doesn't play a big role in this mystery except equally an observer; a fact which he himself recognizes.
* That last scene is brilliant.

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Mar twenty, 2017 John rated information technology liked it

Interesting Maigret where he returns home to the chateau he grew up at as a child where his father was the estate manager. In the spirit of Agatha Christie the murder is predicted and Maigret is there when it happens in the church building. I liked the story and the end where the Count goes over the motives for the murder culminating with revenge. I liked also the atmosphere spherical setting in the hamlet and characters.

Jan 11, 2016 Martin rated information technology did non similar information technology

Had loftier hopes for a Georges Simenon novel, famous detective and all that. Just couldn't get on with it - had four attempts to go along reading it but I finally gave up. Tedious! Too many assertion marks! How irritating! Had high hopes for a Georges Simenon novel, famous detective and all that. Just couldn't get on with it - had four attempts to proceed reading it but I finally gave up. Dull! Too many exclamation marks! How irritating! ...more

Aug 13, 2015 Craig Pittman rated it really liked it

Georges Simenon'south stolid Inspector Maigret feels all the feelings in this outing, but someone else solves the murder -- and the book ends without explaining its central gimmick. Nevertheless I enjoyed the book for its bright portrait of a French country village where all life centers on the comings and goings of the local noble. Maigret knows this hamlet well because it'southward the 1 where he grew up, the son of the estate manager for the Count of Saint-Fiacre.

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Georges Simenon'due south stolid Inspector Maigret feels all the feelings in this outing, just someone else solves the murder -- and the book ends without explaining its central gimmick. Nevertheless I enjoyed the book for its vivid portrait of a French land village where all life centers on the comings and goings of the local noble. Maigret knows this village well considering it'southward the one where he grew up, the son of the estate manager for the Count of Saint-Fiacre.

The count is long dead, the countess is old and Maigret has decided to go habitation to investigate a mysterious note sent to the police warning that a murder will occur at the early-morning mass on a particular solar day. Maigret is there in time to witness the countess slump over dead, and he quickly figures out that someone slipped a note in her missal that shocked her into a heart attack.

Only for much of the rest of this cursory 150-page book, Maigret is likewise distracted by his feelings almost seeing the changes in his hometown and its people and the house he grew up in to solve the murder (which, he admits, is not legally a homicide, and thus he cannot arrest anyone anyhow). Instead, as Maigret watches astonished, i of the suspects takes matters into his own hands in a highly dramatic climax that reminded me of the way Male monarch Stout used to resolve his plots -- with a trap that reveals who the killer is. Information technology's a keen footling resolution, complete with a gunshot and an attempt to run -- except nobody ever explains who sent the original note that brought Maigret to town or why.

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January 24, 2016 Steven rated it liked it

Another entertaining installment in the Inspector Maigret series. Sometimes the plots are too cunning and involve red herrings, but this one unfolds similar an Agatha Christie mystery in which all of the suspects are trapped in a room and their alibis are slowly demolished one by one. Maigret actually plays very piffling of a crime-solving role in this book; the principal investigator turns out to be the son of the murdered adult female, who has literally been frightened to death by a phony paper observe tha Another entertaining installment in the Inspector Maigret series. Sometimes the plots are too cunning and involve red herrings, but this one unfolds like an Agatha Christie mystery in which all of the suspects are trapped in a room and their alibis are slowly demolished ane by one. Maigret actually plays very little of a crime-solving role in this book; the master investigator turns out to be the son of the murdered woman, who has literally been frightened to death by a phony newspaper notice that has been slipped into her missal in church building. These little books are all gems; i can read them in a twenty-four hours (as I did this ane) and clear your palate of any residue left over from previous heavy-duty reading (I finished "The Portrait of a Lady" yesterday). Bravo, Simenon....he is a miniaturist but one of great skill. ...more

Dec 01, 2016 John Frankham rated it it was astonishing

One of my favourite Maigrets. He back in his home village (where his father was estate managing director for decades) for only the 2d fourth dimension in xxx years, afterwards a alert that a crime will exist committed at the beginning Mass on all-saints' day. The moving picture created of the isolated village in winter, the insulated villagers, and the primitive life-manner, is memorable. As well equally the murder in church, and the case to exist solved .... One of my favourite Maigrets. He back in his home village (where his father was estate managing director for decades) for only the second time in 30 years, after a warning that a crime will exist committed at the first Mass on all-saints' day. The motion-picture show created of the isolated village in winter, the insulated villagers, and the archaic life-way, is memorable. As well equally the murder in church, and the case to exist solved .... ...more

Maigret goes back to the place of his babyhood to observe his one-time familiar domicile become mishappen and unrecognizable by murder, blackmail, threats and fraud, OR so he thought! Its merely in the post-climactic scene when sipping Calvados, he realises that much h2o has passed through his familiar childhood haunts, and people have changed in their own indeterminate ways that he can recognise his domicile anymore! And that speaks volumes, in my stance.

My Rating - iv/5

This is number 13 in the Maigret series, and was written in 1932. A tragedy (aren't they all), but with a twist. In that location was a murder, but no criminal act was perpetrated. Some show neat strength while others are despised for their weakness and cunning. Maigret, equally e'er, shows great empathy with the characters, and exhibits his usual humanity. This is number 13 in the Maigret series, and was written in 1932. A tragedy (aren't they all), but with a twist. There was a murder, merely no criminal act was perpetrated. Some show great strength while others are despised for their weakness and cunning. Maigret, as always, shows great empathy with the characters, and exhibits his usual humanity. ...more

Dec 08, 2015 Nana rated information technology really liked it

This is a brusque well written murder mystery which took identify in a very small-scale village where the inspector grew upwards. Since he lives in Paris his presence in the hamlet is tolerated only not really celebrated.
And then you have a demand to solve a murder and at the aforementioned time a searching for the inspector'south own identity. Who is he a child of the village or a bright crime solver. Have fun This is a short well written murder mystery which took place in a very modest village where the inspector grew upward. Since he lives in Paris his presence in the hamlet is tolerated but non actually historic.
So you lot have a need to solve a murder and at the same time a searching for the inspector'south own identity. Who is he a child of the village or a bright criminal offense solver. Take fun ...more

Bottom Maigret. Very melodramatic catastrophe and a very improbable one likewise. Fashion likewise Agatha Christie for me.
Interestingly, the Idiot box episode with Michael Gambon was an improvement as it rid the story of the worst of the excesses and made information technology more than plausible. Look elsewhere for vintage Maigret and Simenon.

I found this one a very enjoyable read, much more improved than the terminal few I have read. A very interesting case and a fair amount of nostalgia for Maigret visiting his babyhood village and home.

A very interesting and mixed handbag of characters from bankers to innkeepers and doctors and priests. A trivial less humour in this one but a very fun read.

Another 1 down and onwards and upward, near 63 to get...

I wouldn't mind a Maigret novel ii or iii times the length, although short they are eq

I found this one a very enjoyable read, much more improved than the last few I take read. A very interesting case and a fair amount of nostalgia for Maigret visiting his babyhood village and home.

A very interesting and mixed purse of characters from bankers to innkeepers and doctors and priests. A little less humour in this 1 but a very fun read.

Another one downward and onwards and upwards, about 63 to go...

I wouldn't mind a Maigret novel ii or 3 times the length, although short they are equally enjoyable.

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Maigret goes back to his dwelling house town to solve a murder that was predicted to happen and does. Interesting to get a small glimpse of the young Maigret who grew up in a cottage where his father was steward for the estate.

Apr 02, 2018 Pinko Palest rated it really liked it

very gripping Maigret novel, with Maigret himself being mainly an observer. Simenon here comes out equally rather too pro-aristocratic, merely that doesn't detract from how good a read this is very gripping Maigret novel, with Maigret himself being mainly an observer. Simenon hither comes out as rather too pro-aristocratic, just that doesn't detract from how good a read this is ...more

Jul 03, 2021 Razvan Banciu rated it really liked information technology

Nice and smooth, almost like a play, strong characters, an highly-seasoned plot, a final twist, what would yous want more? Mr. Simenon has shown (as usual...) that y'all don't take to waste tons of ink and paper in order to write something to be remembered. Nice and smooth, near like a play, stiff characters, an appealing plot, a terminal twist, what would you want more? Mr. Simenon has shown (as usual...) that you don't accept to waste tons of ink and paper in order to write something to be remembered. ...more

MAIGRET GOES Home (1959) by Georges Simenon is 1 of the essential works from this principal writer. Here Maigret has gotten a note maxim in that location will exist a murder committed during the offset mass at a church in a minor town. Nil else. Just the town is where he grew up and Maigret decides to return and sit down through the All Soul's Day mass. Naught happens during the ceremony simply when mass is over, the old Countess de Saint-Fiacre sits dead in her seat.
There is no testify of an actual murder only MAIGRET GOES HOME (1959) past Georges Simenon is one of the essential works from this master writer. Here Maigret has gotten a note proverb there volition be a murder committed during the first mass at a church in a small-scale town. Nothing else. Merely the boondocks is where he grew up and Maigret decides to return and sit down through the All Soul'south Day mass. Naught happens during the ceremony but when mass is over, the onetime Countess de Saint-Fiacre sits dead in her seat.
There is no evidence of an bodily murder but the predicted death has occured. Margret, out of his jurisdiction and with zip to provide as prove across the annotation, has to stand by while events work themselves out almost him. The major doubtable is the son of the Countess, a about-do-well, always short of money and currently deep in debt. There is the immature male secretarial assistant who provided more than simply the ability to take dictation to the older woman. There are the priest and the steward of the manor (a position that had been filled in the past past Maigret's own father) and several other suspects, just how to solve the crime?
This is withal another case of Simenon's vast abilities to depict quick, telling sketches of people, places and events, provide a puzzling mystery, and layer on scads of atmosphere. The story may be almost 60 years former, only it is as fresh today as always.
If yous are not familiar with Maigret, either grab upward any of the novels or watch one of the several television series starring this French character. Y'all volition exist amused and amazed. ...more

Maigret returns to his adolescence town on a tip off that a crime volition be committed during first Mass one Sunday morning. The local Countess dies at the finish of the service, a centre attack brought on by a nasty printed note containing a revelation, which has been slipped into her missal. Maigret tries to get to the bottom of the mystery, and finds himself having to deal with impecunious sons, toy boys, lawyers, crooked estate managers, and corrupted altar boys. Unusual in that Maigret is rarely on to Maigret returns to his boyhood boondocks on a tip off that a crime will exist committed during commencement Mass one Sunday morning. The local Countess dies at the cease of the service, a heart attack brought on by a nasty printed note containing a revelation, which has been slipped into her missal. Maigret tries to get to the bottom of the mystery, and finds himself having to deal with impecunious sons, toy boys, lawyers, crooked estate managers, and corrupted altar boys. Unusual in that Maigret is rarely on top of things in this story, and is more involved rather than in accuse. He finds himself outmaneuvered by the son of the dead Countess, and is oft feeling uncomfortable - heightened by the emotional connections with his birthplace. In many ways Simenon could take developed the personal history of Maigret in the village of Saint Fiacre more he did - the few nuggets we go about Maigret's boyhood and how it shaped his character are intriguing but unsatisfying. The mystery is cleverly solved, only non past Maigret! The Count of Saint Fiacre (the son of the dead Countess) stages an elaborate dinner political party in which the culprit is forced to incriminate himself. Interesting story - quick read, but very enjoyable. ...more

Maigret stumbles upon a tip that a murder volition be committed in the hamlet where he grew upward. His curiosity pushes him to travel home where he discovers (view spoiler)[a death without a crime. Maigret struggles with the reality of being in his old home and finds it hard to act in is position of Inspector rather than as the son of the old manager of the manor house. (hide spoiler)]

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Maigret stumbles upon a tip that a murder will be committed in the village where he grew up. His marvel pushes him to travel home where he discovers (view spoiler)[a death without a crime. Maigret struggles with the reality of being in his old home and finds it hard to act in is position of Inspector rather than as the son of the onetime manager of the estate house. (hibernate spoiler)]

I'm usually a stickler for reading books in order, merely I've found that it doesn't make a big difference with this series. For these last few (thin) volumes, I've requested the adjacent two volumes from the library and and then read them in the order that they appear on the hold shelf. I don't think I desire to skip frontward also far, so I tin come across how Simenon shifts over time, simply skipping a volume forrard or back does not make much difference when there are 75+ books.

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Originally published in French republic in 1931 as 50'AFFAIRE SAINT-FIACRE, this classic mystery by famed Belgian author, Georges Simenon finds Primary Inspector Jules Maigret returning to the village where he was born in gild end a murder he has been informed will have place at first mass on All Souls' Day.

When the Countess de Saint-Fiacre falls over dead in the church, Maigret must observe how she died and who was responsible.

Everyone is a suspect: the priest, the lawyer, the dr., and fifty-fifty the son,

Originally published in France in 1931 as L'AFFAIRE SAINT-FIACRE, this classic mystery by famed Belgian author, Georges Simenon finds Chief Inspector Jules Maigret returning to the village where he was built-in in order stop a murder he has been informed will take place at first mass on All Souls' 24-hour interval.

When the Countess de Saint-Fiacre falls over dead in the church, Maigret must discover how she died and who was responsible.

Everyone is a suspect: the priest, the lawyer, the doctor, and even the son, Count de Saint-Fiacre.

Combining a tight narrative structure with a neat eye toward man beliefs, this is yet another reminder of George Simenon'south immense skill, and why he remains so pop even today.

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It is an interesting idea. Tin a person be shocked or frightened to death, and is the person who frightens that victim responsible for a crime? Throw into that question a little nostalgia for Maigret every bit he returns to his childhood home, and you lot have the base of operations of this story. It would also assistance a keen bargain if you have a knowledge of Roman Cosmic mass and material to keep the players straight and the action understood. While Simenon, the writer, has a tradition of his mysteries existence more psychol Information technology is an interesting idea. Can a person be shocked or frightened to death, and is the person who frightens that victim responsible for a crime? Throw into that question a little nostalgia for Maigret equally he returns to his childhood home, and y'all have the base of this story. It would also help a keen deal if you have a cognition of Roman Catholic mass and textile to proceed the players directly and the activeness understood. While Simenon, the author, has a tradition of his mysteries being more psychological, the relationships between groups more explored, this story is nigh all heed games. I am non sure that I am convinced that such a solution would have been achieved but it was an interesting effort. ...more than

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989) was a Belgian author. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.

Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
Although he never resided in Belgium afterward 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.

Simenon was one of the about prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing lx to 80 pages per twenty-four hours. His oeuvre includes about 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 one thousand thousand copies of his works accept been printed.

He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 brusk stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The outset novel in the serial, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the terminal 1, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television receiver serial (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great U.k..

During his "American" period, Simenon reached the summit of his artistic powers, and several novels of those years were inspired past the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)).

Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such every bit La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981).

In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Chief Accolade.

In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th identify.

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