Inspector Maigret A Crime in Holland, Book 7, (Paperback)

from thornton37814

Inspector Maigret is called upon to represent French concerns when a professor from France is held in connection with a murder that occurred after one of his lectures in Holland. The Dutch authorities are happy with placing the blame on a foreign sailor, but Maigret realizes that the suspect is a...

from BooksForDinner

Very good again. Maigret's language barrier was a little frustrating for me in the beginning, but the idea of it grew on me as the novel progressed. Characters great as always.

from Smiler69

In the eighth and last book in my omnibus edition, merely the first in a long series (Tout Maigret, Volume 1 of 10), Maigret is called away to Holland to help Jean Duclos, a French criminology professor away in Holland to give a conference, prove his innocence in a murder he claims he did not com...

from varielle

This is a formulaic who-dun-it with plenty of details that are completely implausible. Why would a French police detective be investigating a murder in pre-war Holland, especially when he doesn't speak Dutch? Why would the killer be inspired by a lecture given by a criminologist? Why would anybod...

from charlie68

Being of Dutch background I didn't think that Simenon captured the ethos quite right. Although the religious factionalisms are probably fairly accurate, more's the pity, the resolution of the plot is convoluted but still a fun mystery.