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Jun 27, 2019
Adrian
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A great 4 star mystery, review tomorrow.
Now strangely I remember this book as one of the few episodes filmed starring Rowan Atkinson as Maigret. Now anyone who has read a Maigret novel will know that Mr Atkinson bears no resemblance to Simenon's description of Maigret. He is a big boned man with large muscular hands, hardly a description of Rowan Atkinson. That said I somehow now see Rowan Atkinson whenever I read a Maigret novel, maybe that is a testament to Rowan's superb acting.
Anyway that as ...more
Now strangely I remember this book as one of the few episodes filmed starring Rowan Atkinson as Maigret. Now anyone who has read a Maigret novel will know that Mr Atkinson bears no resemblance to Simenon's description of Maigret. He is a big boned man with large muscular hands, hardly a description of Rowan Atkinson. That said I somehow now see Rowan Atkinson whenever I read a Maigret novel, maybe that is a testament to Rowan's superb acting.
Anyway that as ...more
read in January (I'm so bloody behind).
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"The whole thing's a scream, don't you think?"
Yes indeed it is, and woe be to anyone who decides that the 151 pages comprising this book can just be breezed through in no time, because this is a clear case of brevity disguising complexity. On the other hand, it's a novel that packs more of a punch when read in one sitting, which is how I did it -- as in the case of A Man's Head, I didn't want to stop ...more
full post here: http://www.crimesegments.com/2020/02/...
"The whole thing's a scream, don't you think?"
Yes indeed it is, and woe be to anyone who decides that the 151 pages comprising this book can just be breezed through in no time, because this is a clear case of brevity disguising complexity. On the other hand, it's a novel that packs more of a punch when read in one sitting, which is how I did it -- as in the case of A Man's Head, I didn't want to stop ...more
The Maigret novels are easy to read and finished this one in one sitting. The crime of murder at the crossroads seems open and shut. In the end there are a few twists and turns with Maigret solving the mystery. Else is a great character and her one eyed brother a little bit crazy in a nice way. The smuggling aspect is figured out by Maigret and then everything falls into place.
Nov 28, 2013
John Frankham
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it was amazing
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Re-read this again, having just seen the latest ITV Maigret based on this. Good television, but almost completely changed the plot. Different villain (a corrupt policeman), complete loss of the atmosphere created by Simenon with three roadside buildings close to the Three Widows Crossroads, with three groups of protagonists, and the brilliant solution and denouement is dismissed with a wimper. Disappointing, when the Simenon plot was so taut and tense, and brooding.
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My original review:
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Apr 11, 2015
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Chief Inspector Maigret patiently investigates a murder at an isolated crossroads community of three innocent-looking households. Is the beautiful, mysterious woman a femme fatale?
Continue to wonder how a chief inspector can hang out for an extended period of time to doggedly ferret out the killer - something common in the Maigret series. Perhaps this is a 1930s French methodology...
Continue to wonder how a chief inspector can hang out for an extended period of time to doggedly ferret out the killer - something common in the Maigret series. Perhaps this is a 1930s French methodology...
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This starts at an interrogation of a suspect thought to have killed a man that has been found in a car parked in his garage. The interrogation has been going on for seventeen hours, with Maigret taking occasional breaks, when another man has police officer has taken over. Still the suspect has stuck to his story that he knows nothing of the deceased, nor his being shot. Maigret finally decides to release the prisoner, but to go to the location to see if he can gather any information that may hel
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Maigret stomps from one house in the woods to another, and uncovers a scheme involving organized crime, con artists, and moidah! Some great action scenes, and a wonderfully dark atmosphere inside the houses. Makes sense that this one is kind of a classic. Would love to see the Renoir adaptation sometime.
Well plotted.
Jun 29, 2022
Sean
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