Inspector Maigret The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin, Book 10, (Paperback)

from jon1lambert

This crime novel takes place in Liege in Belgium. Simenon lures the reader in on page 1 and doesn't let go until the very end. It is a Maigret novel but Maigret does not knowingly appear until page 86. Super suspense, twists and turns.

from BooksForDinner

Simenon returns Maigret to his the author's hometown for a second time in the series, this time for the whole novel! ***Spoiler*** I thought the idea that Maigret isn't identified until more than halfway through the novel (even though anyone who has read any Maigret knew who he was much earlier) ...

from TomDonaghey

MAIGRET AT THE GAI-MOULIN (Dancer at the Gai-Moulin) (Maigret #10, 1940) by Georges Simenon, depicts two teens falling into trouble at the seedy nightclub Gai-Moulin. They plan to rob the till after closing time but that goes out the window when they stumble across a dead body in the club. But th...

from pmfloyd1

Many of Simenon's Maigret books are really short stories expanded into book form. This story falls into this category, but with that said, the short story is a good one. From the beginning, the characters are interesting and the plot moves along with good pace. Overall, a very good, airplane read...

from Markus.bauer

Maigret reist nach Lüttich und ermittelt Undercover in einem Spionagefall, das ganze entwickelt sich zu einer verwickelten Kriminalkomödie mit tödlichem Ausgang und einem Seitenhieb auf das Bürgertum.