Inspector Maigret The Two-Penny Bar, Book 11, (Paperback)

from juju2cat

It's always fun to find a Maigret book that I haven't read yet. I have a collection of about 40 of Simenon's Maigret books and I'll occasionally buy a new one to go back in time to read him. It's quite a shock to read a Tana French novel and go to a short novel like this; it seems so abrupt! As a...

from bookczuk

Another Inspector Maigret by Simenon. Thank you Penguin for reissuing this series. I really enjoy the character of Maigret, his long-suffering but loving wife, and the various characters that come out in each story. Straightforward cases, and though the books are slim, they're full of character a...

from Markus.bauer

Sommer in Paris, jeden Abend Hitzegewitter, Pastis auf den Terassen, Maigret macht einen Ausflug zur Kneipe zum letzten Sous an der Seine, jedes Wochenende im Sommer trifft sich die gleiche Gesellschaft, Maigret kann am Schluss doch noch in die Ferien ins Elsass.

from stillatim

3.5 stars, really. A delightful level of sleaze to wade through.

from nosajeel

A relatively short and enjoyable police procedural. Inspector Maigret is working on a six-year old murder when another death takes place. He unravels the hidden secrets of a bourgeois group of friends who all like to relax at the same rustic bar on the Seine outside Paris. FWIW, the Kindle editio...