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Maigret in New York
- Inspector Maigret, Book 27
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
What was it about him that had struck Maigret so forcefully? Little John had cold eyes! Four or five times in his life, he had met people with cold eyes, those eyes that can stare at you without establishing any human contact.
Persuaded to sail to New York by a fearful young law student, Maigret finds himself drawn into the city's underworld and a wealthy businessman's closely guarded past.
Critic reviews
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century...Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." ( Guardian)
"A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness." ( Independent)
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- Tomboy
- 03-09-23
Wondrous.
Simenon's writing is as immaculate as ever. His creation is one of the greatest in all of literature. Armstrong is among the very finest vocal actors, and he is a perfect fit for the irrascible Maigret. Sheer perfection.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-01-24
Good but the performance wasn't as good as usual
In chapter 4 Maigret is having lunch with a private detective. The reader does a fake slapping as if he's eating. The sound is absolutely disgusting 🤢
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- Resonate
- 04-01-23
One of the best
One of the best and most clever of the stories . Would recommend . Read beautifully by Gareth Armstrong
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- Duncan
- 27-03-18
Another Maigret Adventure Aboard
Another great Maigret story, in this one he shows attitudes of being a tourist/visitor to another culture.
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- Libby Hall
- 08-09-20
One of Simenon's worse Maigrets ever
The quality of Simenon's writing varies dramatically. This is dreadful. At that point in his life his understanding of New York was slim. Nothing rings true - not bars, or a grand hotel or the Bronx or any of the characters. The final scenes of the story, based around a long telephone call, are absolutely ludicrous. Gareth Armstrong, even though he has a relatively small range of character voices, narrates beautifully all the other Maigret books I have so far listened to. But here he is struggling badly - partly because most of the characters he is working with are unbelievable - but also because many British actors aren't able to do convincing American accents. No one in this sounds remotely like a New Yorker.
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