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To date probably one of my favorite Maigret books. I suspect this particular entry, due to the various conflicts and resentments between the classes, probably resonates more with a French reader, and some of that might even be dated at this point. (Certainly the Catholic Church isn't the presence it was when the novel was written.) That said, the lines are discernible enough, and it's still a cracking good mystery whose outcome shouldn't have surprised me, but it still did.
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Maigret and his wife are on a seaside vacation when his wife must have surgery for acute appendicitis. While she is healing, he finds himself drawn into a possible murder investigation when one of the nuns at his wife's hospital slips a strange note into his pocket. Outside his jurisdiction, but a well-known, respected police detective, Maigret of course finds himself drawn into another puzzling investigation. Love this series and am pleased all the books are being translated from French to Engl
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