Maigret and the Tall Woman: Inspector Maigret, Book 38
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071XD6SY8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 131 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
'When he had set them to work, Maigret had had a merry, almost fierce glint in his eye. A visit from the tall, thin woman he arrested many years ago - now married to a hapless burglar - leads Maigret on a tortuous investigation in which he struggles with a formidable suspect. He had set them loose on the house like a pack of hounds on the trail of a scent, encouraging them not with his voice, but by his whole attitudewould events have played out in the same manner, if the man from Rue de la Ferme hadn't been a heavyweight like him, both physically and psychologically?' This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Burglar's Wife.
"Another great story told by a great story teller." according to tom. Maigret at his best. I can not rate high enough the entire Maigret series. Great reading. Simenon was a class ahead of the rest.. The mystery of the missing corpse FictionFan On a hot summer day in Paris when most people are on holiday, Maigret receives a visit from a tall woman who says he once arrested her. Ernestine tells him she is now married to a well-known safe-breaker, nicknamed Sad Freddie, who has been in and out of prison for years. On his latest job, according to the woman, Freddie disco. Sanjay Agarwal said Maigret The Magician. The French Inspector Maigret is stuck with a case where there is no dead body - and no witnesses. The tip itself is doubtful, coming from a former sex-worker who got the information from her husband, a safe-cracker. What would Maigret do?As always he trudges down to the scene of the crime and tries his best to figure out what's