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A review by brona
Maigret's Mistake: Inspector Maigret #43 by Howard Curtis, Georges Simenon
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