Reviews

Maigret's Secret by Georges Simenon

willtoreadyt's review

5.0

I hadn't read a mystery in a while and was feeling a hankering. This really scratched that itch. I really liked how it deconstructed the genre by making the cases conclusion questionable, but still uncertain for the reader. Maigret is one of my favorite detectives so there's not much to add there, but I also really liked the framing of this as being told to a friend also dealing with ethical questions related to his job.

8797999's review

4.0

I quite enjoyed this one of Maigret recounting a case where maybe there was a miscarriage of justice.

furfff's review against another edition

5.0

Probably my favorite of those I’ve read in the series so far. Also probably one I’d recommend to those new to the series to start with to get them hooked. Interesting psychological nuance paid in this one to maigret and his feelings about the dynamic between him and his boss And yet it also Reads breathlessly and thrillingly to the very last page. I also thought the framing device with maigret’s friend Pardon worked really well to set up and ultimately divulge maigret’s secret/regret.