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Maigret Loses His Temper (Maigret Series of Mystery Novels)
by Georges Simenon (Translator: Robert Eglesfield)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Harvest Books (1993-10-15)
ISBN: 0156551284
EAN: 9780156551281
Dewy Decimal #: 843.912
Paperback: 144 pages
SKU: mon0000041499
Condition: Like New
Comments: "This ISBN number is for a Harvest Publication paperback 1980 edition. It has a different cover, is also 138 pages. Other than slight yellowing the book is in pristine condition."
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Product Description
Inspector Maigret, after ruling out the possibility of professional murder and having his spotless reputation called into question, solves the perplexing murder of a nightclub owner who at first glance seems to have no enemies. Translated by Robert Eglesfield. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.
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Customer Reviews
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Maigret in Montmartre
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-09-03
By the time of this novel, Maigret has risen high in the police ranks and does not have much opportunity to get involved in the dirty little crimes of the minor-league underworld of the Montmartre district. Due to an unusual series of events he gets his chance in this case of the disappearance of the owner of a chain of strip-tease clubs.
"Maigret Loses His Temper" is an excellent example of the Maigret technique (Maigret himself denies he has a technique) where he just goes about, seemingly at random, talking to people and gathering bits and pieces of information, and never theorizing until he sees a "pattern".
Plot is good, but not outstanding. Characters are, as usual for Simenon, excellent with even the lesser ones having well-defined personalities. The description of Montmartre its businesses, and its inhabitants is superb. This book is right up there with the best of the Maigrets.
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Maigret Pokes around the Montmarte Neighborhood
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-11-08
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The owner of a Montmarte strip club is found murdered. He has been strangled and his body has been dumped on a distant street. Jules Maigret knows that this is not a typical gangland killing. Mobsters do not strangle their victims and then carry them to another neighborhood.
This is a typical Maigret mystery. There is no gun play or fancy forensic work. Just the venerable Chief Inspector Maigret walking around the streets of Montmarte using his considerable mental skills to solve a murder.
Goerges Simenon wrote over 200 novels. Over 500 million copies of his novels have been published. Inspector Jules Maigret is one of the all time greatest characters of detective fiction. "Maigret Loses his Temper" is a good example of Georges Simenon's craft.
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