L' impiccato di Saint-Pholien

The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (also published as Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets ) begins with Detective Chief Inspector Jules Maigret following a French suspect in Germany, one who commits suicide within the first few pages. Maigret immediately realizes that, without meaning to, he has caused a c Leggi tutto

The more Maigret novels I read, the more I believe I've made a good choice in reading the entire series. I am only through book four and I'm already craving the next one. This time I'm linking my thoughts on this book directly to my reading journal where I talk about it in conjunction with the other Leggi tutto

3.5 stars ژرژ سیمنون در سال 1975 این داستان رو مینویسه . داستان زندگی چند دوست قدیمی که بازرس مگره می خواهد ارتباط اونها رو با خودکشی لوئی ژونه که در گذشته با هم تحت تاثیر الکل و تفکرات آنارشیستی بودند، مشخص بکنه سوال عمومی که ایجاد میشه اینجاست که هر کدام از ما تا چه اندازه می تونیم با اشتباهاتمون که Leggi tutto

John Lanchester, in his excellent article, "Maigret's Room", in the London Review of Books https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n... (I hope that folks can read this without being subscribers) writes: "When I tell people I'm a fan, I'm often asked which I like best; although it's a good and simple que Leggi tutto