aigra's review against another edition
2.0
I figured it out during the first 20 pages or so and this case doesn't have a single likeable character. There are better books ...
8797999's review against another edition
4.0
Quite enjoyed this one, a very interesting case. I did guess who would be the culprit before the big reveal.
furfff's review
4.0
Like this one a lot for some new unexplored territory (at least in terms of the ones I've read thus far, although I am admittedly reading them out of order.) Interesting to see in a book this old the number of things that remain true about (or at least the enduring perception about) physicians, and the kind of over-reverence and over-permissiveness with which we treat them. The physician suspect was a little cartoonishly over the top in his cold and emotional intelligence, but it did provide an interest in counterpoint for the various females that surrounded him. I can’t say I’m entirely certain what the mistake is that the title refers to, but the physician character was also an interesting negative image through which Simenon further helps the reader to understand maigret.
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
Un matin pluvieux de novembre, Louise Filon est trouvée assassinée dans son appartement cossu de l'avenue Carnot. Où donc cette ancienne prostituée, connue dans le milieu du quartier de la Chapelle sous le nom de Lulu, trouvait-elle les ressources nécessaires pour vivre depuis deux ans dans un immeuble occupé par la haute bourgeoisie ?
brona's review against another edition
3.0
Wikipedia says of Maigret that he
is described as a large, broad shouldered man, he is gruff, but patient and fair. Recurring characters in the series include Maigret's wife Louise (usually referred to simply as Madame Maigret) and in particular "The Faithful Four", a group consisting of his four loyal police colleagues (Sgt./Inspector Lucas, Janvier, Lapointe and Torrence).
Maigret's Mistake introduced me to Madame Maigret, Lucas, Janvier and Lapointe - perhaps Torrence was on holidays? It was obvious, though, that they were all used to Maigret's particular way of working and mulling over a crime - giving him the space and time to think things through.
I'm not sure if this story is typical of all the Maigret books, but it seemed to me that the point of the book was not so much the crime (working out who did the deed was not very hard), but Maigret himself. Everything hinged on his thoughts, his way of proceeding through the clues and investigations, his opinions and deliberations and even, his fame (every bartender, every taxi driver, every cafe owner seemed to know who he was). Part of the interest in this book was Maigret's struggle to deal with another character (Gouin) that was as equally well-known and infamous as he.
Full response here - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/maigret-s-mistake-by-georges-simenon.html
is described as a large, broad shouldered man, he is gruff, but patient and fair. Recurring characters in the series include Maigret's wife Louise (usually referred to simply as Madame Maigret) and in particular "The Faithful Four", a group consisting of his four loyal police colleagues (Sgt./Inspector Lucas, Janvier, Lapointe and Torrence).
Maigret's Mistake introduced me to Madame Maigret, Lucas, Janvier and Lapointe - perhaps Torrence was on holidays? It was obvious, though, that they were all used to Maigret's particular way of working and mulling over a crime - giving him the space and time to think things through.
I'm not sure if this story is typical of all the Maigret books, but it seemed to me that the point of the book was not so much the crime (working out who did the deed was not very hard), but Maigret himself. Everything hinged on his thoughts, his way of proceeding through the clues and investigations, his opinions and deliberations and even, his fame (every bartender, every taxi driver, every cafe owner seemed to know who he was). Part of the interest in this book was Maigret's struggle to deal with another character (Gouin) that was as equally well-known and infamous as he.
Full response here - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/maigret-s-mistake-by-georges-simenon.html
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