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Maigret Sets a Trap

Inspector Maigret, Book 48

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Paris comes under siege when someone starts killing women on the streets one summer - and Maigret must hatch a plan to lure the murderer out.

It was 4 August. The windows were wide open but brought no relief, since they allowed in even more warm air, which seemed to be rising from the melting tarmac, the burning hot stonework and even the Seine itself: one could imagine the river steaming like a pan of water on a stove.

©1955 Georges Simenon (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Classics Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Crime Suspense Murder
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The usual brilliance of Gareth Armstrong's voice performance is only bested by the absolute perfection of Simenon's wonderful story telling, and the wonder of the creation that is Inspector Maigret. Maigret remains one of the indispensable creations of literature, with the quintessential Frenchness that makes him quirkily normal, novel, beloved and admirable. Maigret Sets a Trap is a story which looks deeply at the psychology of the murderer in a manner which makes you feel almost sorry for the perpetrator while showing the true revulsion of the horrendous act of evil: all told with literary brilliance by a true master of the crime novel.

Magnificent Maigret.

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probably one of the best known Maigret stories, it's been made into a film / TV program several times, and you can see why, it was Maigret doubting himself and risking it all, and as Simenon's writing goes, it's a solid B+ but there are plenty of A grades.

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This is what I think of as being the tv companies favourite story, as whichever series you watch, this story is always made. It’s certainly a good one. Simenon has created a well-structured plot that arrives at a good finale. This may mean that if you’ve ever seen one of the various tv series then you probably know it. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it as the author wrote it, better than the scripted versions.
The narrator does a fine job. As ever. All of these versions are very good from Mr Armstrong. I’ve not heard him doing a poor narration. Enjoy!

The prime tv story is well written and told by the reader.

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