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Maigret's First Case

Inspector Maigret, Book 30

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Maigret's First Case

By: Georges Simenon, Sian Reynolds - translator
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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A sparkling new translation of this flashback to the start of Inspector Maigret's career, part of the new Penguin Maigret series.

The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist...he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest - a man capable of understanding another's destiny at first glance.

The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family's dark secrets.

©2016 Georges Simenon (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Crime Fiction Thriller & Suspense Classics

Critic reviews

"His artistry is supreme." (John Banville)
"One of the greatest writers of the 20th century.... Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." ( Guardian)
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Liked it all. No low points. I would have liked to have read a sequel where Maigret meets the family again as an Inspector.

All good.

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Nothing to dislike,purely enjoyable. 100% professional in every respect, and I read or listened to them all.

Perhaps the best of the series. Brilliant writing and great voices, 5 stars...non better.

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Excellent, even if hard to follow all the different names. it leaves you wanting to go right to Book 2.

Excellent

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Could smell the garlic and the coffee and gauloises and six more words required by Audible

Atmosphere of 50s paris

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An enjoyable listen. Not the best Maigret, and still good. The atmosphere and humour is very much there and kind of fun to learn how it all starts. I suspect it will add to my enjoyment when I go back and listen to the other stories in the series.

Interesting

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