A review by iainkelly_writing
Maigret and Monsieur Charles by Georges Simenon

5.0

The 75th, and final, Maigret, and the last novel Simeonon wrote before he simply gave up writing. As usual understated and brilliant. As a whole the series is almost unrivalled as an achievement. I recommend every single Maigret novel. The earlier ones are a shade better, the later ones tend to be more formulaic and stray into repetition, but all are worth reading. Taken as a whole, an astonishing character study as well as mapping the changing world and Paris over 4 decades.