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  • Inspector Maigret, Book 42
  • By: Georges Simenon
  • Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
  • Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (32 ratings)
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Summary

Maigret stumbles upon a series of murders in Fontenay-le-Comte while visiting an old school friend.

On his way home from a conference, Maigret stops to visit an old school friend in Fontenay-le-Comte. A man in the same train car introduces himself and asks if Maigret has come to help solve the murder case. In fact, the man's brother-in-law had been murdered four days earlier, followed by the murder of a local widow in the same way, a blow to the head with a pipe.

While Maigret is in town, a third murder is reported. Maigret soon discovers that there are two warring factions in the town, a clear class separation, and an air of suspicion that only he can put to rest.

©1953 Georges Simenon (P)2017 Audible, Ltd
Classics Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Suspense
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Gareth Armstrong superb, Simenon awful.

I have listened to quite a few Maigret Books and have had to give up on only two of them. Madame Maigret was one and this is the other - this being by far the worst. The story is a mess. It is incoherent and, at times unpleasant due to its portrayal of women. The characters are forgettable - so much so that you lose track of who is who and what they are. Also, the setting is depressing and gloomy. So, after four chapters I cannot take any more as it is having a negative effect on my mood and life it too short to waste any more time on this nonsense. . The sole bright spot is, as always, Gareth Armstrong’s superb narration.

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