8797999's review against another edition
4.0
Superb case which has its roots in a case 20+ years earlier. An intriguing case and a family with secrets.
I find these latter Maigrets very enjoyable reads. Only 2 to go and a book with 3 short stories called Death Threats. Our journey is almost over.
I find these latter Maigrets very enjoyable reads. Only 2 to go and a book with 3 short stories called Death Threats. Our journey is almost over.
bookwomble's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
furfff's review
2.0
“That evening he didn’t watch television and went to bed at 10.” The last line of this installment is a good of a emblem as any for ho-hum this story is. The initial setup is good: a loner who many years ago shrugged off his far more successful/privileged life and is murdered two decades later. But the break in the case is irritatingly independent of maigret doing anything to deserve it, and the remainder of the story features some really obvious/annoying late introduced characters and setups.
lnatal's review against another edition
4.0
What a coincidence: this is the second Simenon's book where Commissaire Maigret solves a murder case in a beach, namely at La Baule, close to Nantes.
The first one was Les vacances de Maigret.
The first one was Les vacances de Maigret.
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