Maigret À Vichy (Paperback) by Georges Simenon

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The Maigret novels introduced me to a new kind of mystery novel - one that has a focus more on the set and setting (and less on the mystery itself). The solving of the crime becomes secondary to the characters.

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One of the best Maigret stories I have read. Taking the waters at Vichy he cannot avoid being brought into a murder case. He is intrigued by a seemingly lonely resident and landlady at Vichy who is murdered. She is more than meets the eye. A terrible crime is committed but the provocation is also...

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One of the best Maigret stories I have read. Taking the waters at Vichy he cannot avoid being brought into a murder case. He is intrigued by a seemingly lonely resident and landlady at Vichy who is murdered. She is more than meets the eye. A terrible crime is committed but the provocation is also...