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Maigret's Anger
- Inspector Maigret, Book 61
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
During a quiet spell in June, Maigret, is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When a body is discovered near the famous Père Lachaise cemetery, Maigret struggles to find any clues to the perpetrator and loses his temper when his own reputation is threatened by the case.
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Maigret's Patience
- Inspector Maigret, Book 64
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just 10 days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over 20 years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he eliminates neighbour by neighbour in his hunt for the murderer.
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Maigret and the Ghost
- Inspector Maigret, Book 62
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
During an undercover case Inspector Lognon is shot in a room he was sharing with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the darker side of the art world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story will read
- By John Galt on 02-16-20
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Maigret Defends Himself
- Inspector Maigret, Book 63
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.
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Maigret and the Saturday Caller
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Inspector Maigret is followed home one evening by a man who reveals his intention to kill his wife and her lover. Maigret intervenes and speaks to the man daily, but when the calls suddenly stop Maigret finds a murder on his hands.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Simenon was phoning it in on this one!
- By Betty Besio on 11-12-19
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Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
- Inspector Maigret, 58
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
A retired manufacturer has been shot dead by his own pistol, last seen alive by his son-in-law. In this seemingly motiveless murder, Inspector Maigret must rely on his famous intuition to discover the truth. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Black Sheep.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Simeon?? Come on Audible!
- By J.E.Joyce on 10-27-19
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Maigret's Anger
- Inspector Maigret, Book 61
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
During a quiet spell in June, Maigret, is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When a body is discovered near the famous Père Lachaise cemetery, Maigret struggles to find any clues to the perpetrator and loses his temper when his own reputation is threatened by the case.
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Maigret's Patience
- Inspector Maigret, Book 64
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just 10 days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over 20 years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he eliminates neighbour by neighbour in his hunt for the murderer.
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Maigret and the Ghost
- Inspector Maigret, Book 62
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
During an undercover case Inspector Lognon is shot in a room he was sharing with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the darker side of the art world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story will read
- By John Galt on 02-16-20
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Maigret Defends Himself
- Inspector Maigret, Book 63
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.
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Maigret and the Saturday Caller
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Inspector Maigret is followed home one evening by a man who reveals his intention to kill his wife and her lover. Maigret intervenes and speaks to the man daily, but when the calls suddenly stop Maigret finds a murder on his hands.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Simenon was phoning it in on this one!
- By Betty Besio on 11-12-19
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Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
- Inspector Maigret, 58
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
A retired manufacturer has been shot dead by his own pistol, last seen alive by his son-in-law. In this seemingly motiveless murder, Inspector Maigret must rely on his famous intuition to discover the truth. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Black Sheep.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Simeon?? Come on Audible!
- By J.E.Joyce on 10-27-19
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Maigret and the Dead Girl
- Inspector Maigret, Book 45
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
Maigret and his fellow inspector Lognon find themselves trying to outmanoeuver each other when they investigate the case of a mysterious young woman whose new life in Paris is tragically cut short. Maigret wouldn't have admitted that what intrigued him most was the victim's face. All he had seen of it so far was one profile. Was it the bruises that gave her that sullen air? She looked like a bad-tempered little girl. Her combed-back brown hair was very smooth but naturally wavy.
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Maigret and the Tramp
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
When a tramp is recovered from the Seine after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man's personal circumstances to figure out just who wanted to kill him. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Dosser and Maigret and the Bum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story
- By J-me on 12-19-19
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Maigret Sets a Trap
- Inspector Maigret, Book 48
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Paris comes under siege when someone starts killing women on the streets one summer - and Maigret must hatch a plan to lure the murderer out. It was 4 August. The windows were wide open but brought no relief, since they allowed in even more warm air, which seemed to be rising from the melting tarmac, the burning hot stonework and even the Seine itself: one could imagine the river steaming like a pan of water on a stove.
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Maigret and the Headless Corpse
- Inspector Maigret, Book 47
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
When a man’s headless body is discovered in Paris’ Saint-Martin Canal, Maigret is quick to answer the call. It is in this very neighborhood that he meets a strangely taciturn woman who runs a cafe. Her husband is away on a trip - or so she says. As is often the case, Maigret soon learns that there is more to the story than meets the eye.
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Maigret's Secret
- Inspector Maigret, 54
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
At a dinner party, Maigret recounts an old case in which Adrien Josset is found guilty and executed for the murder of his wife, Christine. As the case develops under the controlling hand of the magistrate, all clues point to Josset's guilt, yet Maigret is left unconvinced following his one interview with him. Years after the case, Maigret still doubts the true identity of the murderer. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Has Doubts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent.
- By Karel M. Broda on 12-28-18
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Maigret Enjoys Himself
- Inspector Maigret, Book 50
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Inspector Maigret is meant to be taking a holiday, but he can't resist following the development of his colleague Janvier's case in the papers - and playing a few tricks on the way. Standing at the window in the middle of the morning, vaguely observing the comings and goings in the street, he had a feeling that reminded him of certain days in his childhood, when his mother was still alive and he was off school because he had the flu or it was the end of term. It was the feeling of finding out what went on when he wasn't there.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best of Simenon’s stories.
- By Karel M. Broda on 08-28-18
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Maigret Goes to School
- Inspector Maigret, Book 44
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
When a school teacher from a small coastal town near La Rochelle asks Maigret to help prove he is innocent of murder, the Inspector returns with him to his insular community and finds the residents closing ranks to conceal the truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Maigret comes to life
- By Shirley Y. Thomas on 12-03-19
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Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
- Inspector Maigret, Book 53
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
A once-wealthy family closes ranks when one of their own is shot, leaving Maigret - along with a troublesome new magistrate - to pick his way through their secrets.
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Maigret's Failure
- Inspector Maigret, Book 49
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
When a self-made man appeals to Maigret for protection at his lavish home, a years-old grudge from the past resurfaces and the inspector finds himself questioning his own motives. Conflict rather than harmony probably reigned in eight out of 10 of the still magnificent houses that surrounded the park. But he had rarely had the opportunity to breath such a strained atmosphere as the one between these walls.
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Maigret and the Man on the Bench
- Inspector Maigret, Book 41
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Inspector Maigret must untangle the web of lies left behind by a murdered man whose family didn't know him as well as they thought. When a man is found stabbed to death in an alley off Boulevard Saint-Martin, his identity card shows a workplace that had gone out of business three years earlier. As far as his wife knew, he still worked there, and she insists that the shoes and a tie he was wearing when he was killed 'couldn't be his'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such an amazing author
- By LindyJacobsen on 01-17-18
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Maigret's Revolver
- Inspector Maigret, Book 40
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
When Maigret's .45 revolver is stolen from his home, he becomes embroiled in a murder in which the gun may have played a deadly role. Maigret is the victim of a burglary in which the .45 revolver he had received as a gift from the FBI is stolen. That evening Maigret attends a dinner where François Lagrange, an acquaintance of Maigret's friend, is expected but fails to appear due to ill health. Following his instincts, Maigret decides to investigate Lagrange's absence and uncovers a body stowed in a trunk....
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Maigret's Doubts
- Inspector Maigret, Book 52
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
When a salesman from a Paris department store confides his secret fears to Maigret, the Inspector soon becomes caught up in a treacherous feud between husband and wife that is not as clear cut as it seems.
Publisher's Summary
When a public tragedy threatens to expose a scandal within the Paris government, the Minister of Public Works calls in a favour to Maigret.
A public project has collapsed and resulted in the death of 128 children after a report warning officials about the unsafe structure was disregarded. Now, that report has resurfaced, along with allegations that several politicians and contractors involved with the project may have suppressed its findings to avoid a scandal.
Maigret must enter the shifty world of politics, dogged by members of the security police wherever he goes. In an unfamiliar world of decadent diplomatic officials, fanatic followers of political parties and suspicious staff in politicians' entourages, Maigret grimly sticks to what he knows best: finding the perpetrators of criminal acts.
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