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Maigret Defends Himself

Inspector Maigret, Book 63

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Maigret Defends Himself

By: Georges Simenon
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence.

This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.

©1964 Georges Simenon (P)2020 Audible, Ltd Classics Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Crime Career

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This is without doubt one of the best Maigret stories which holds you right from the beginning and (almost) to the end. The plot and dialogue are truly exceptional and the narration, by Gareth Armstrong, could not be . However, the end is rather ludicrous and implausible. A let down.

Without doubt one of the best Maigret stories.

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More than 30 years and literally dozens of books after Simenon wrote his first Maigret story, he would be forgiven for letting the quality slide a little. The fact that he didn’t just shows what a genius he was. This is an elegant mystery, brilliantly paced and plotted. I literally gasped at one or two of the twists, which probably led other dog walkers to wonder if I’d just had bad news. The prose is seamless, the dialogue alive. One of the best Maigrets.

Superb Late Period Maigret Shows Simenon’s Powers Undimmed

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What more can be said other than Gareth Armstrong is superb in narrating the novels of one of the world's greatest ever writers. Maigret Defends Himself is another classic by an author whose quality literally never falls beneath genius.

Outstanding.

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