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The first Maigret, and what a treat!
La foto in copertina di Brassaï, soprannominato da Henry Miller “l’occhio di Parigi”, ci aiuta a calarci nelle atmosfere e nei luoghi che verranno puntigliosamente descritti da Simenon.
In particolare si tratta del ben noto “Le Monocle” a Montmartre, il primo e certamente più famoso nightclub per lesbiche.
Ciò che mi ha colpito in questa prima “avventura” di Maigret, oltre alla trama intricata che si risolve correttamente in ogni dettaglio dal punto di vista logico, è soprattutto la capacità di ev ...more
In particolare si tratta del ben noto “Le Monocle” a Montmartre, il primo e certamente più famoso nightclub per lesbiche.
Ciò che mi ha colpito in questa prima “avventura” di Maigret, oltre alla trama intricata che si risolve correttamente in ogni dettaglio dal punto di vista logico, è soprattutto la capacità di ev ...more
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I have always wanted to read the Inspector Maigret novels. This has been finally made possible by Penguin when they decided to translate the French originals into English. This is the first book in the 75 book series and this is where we are introduced to Inspector Maigret and a Paris of 1930s.
This is a pretty short novel and much of this short novel is spent in pure old fashioned legwork, stakeouts and putting the pieces together. You actually feel sorry for Maigret as he wades through the cold ...more
This is a pretty short novel and much of this short novel is spent in pure old fashioned legwork, stakeouts and putting the pieces together. You actually feel sorry for Maigret as he wades through the cold ...more
3.5*
While I didn't think it was as good as some of the later Maigret books, it was interesting to see how Simenon originally envisioned him. ...more
While I didn't think it was as good as some of the later Maigret books, it was interesting to see how Simenon originally envisioned him. ...more
I think just about everyone has heard of Maigret, probably due to the TV series shown years ago, and I think there has been a more recent version, but I have never watched either. This first book, I found to be absolutely action-packed. Although there was a lot of what Maigret thought was slow as he stood about watching people, the plot was still moving along at a fast pace. He is described as being a huge rock of a man, but he still managed to move around swiftly when circumstances demanded it,
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Pietr the Latvian is a book that I was looking forward to for quite a while, ever since I watched both versions of the Maigret TV series. Twisting turning plot as Maigret tracks down a villain. Very atmospheric and full of tension, all the makings of book you can't put down. Maigret is a great detective character and one that makes me want to read more in this series.
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I was kind of lost in the sauce when it came to the actual mystery until the end, but man no one writes about walking around a city in the pouring rain like Simenon.
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