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Maigret's Failure

Inspector Maigret, Book 49

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Maigret's Failure

By: Georges Simenon
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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When a self-made man appeals to Maigret for protection at his lavish home, a years-old grudge from the past resurfaces and the inspector finds himself questioning his own motives.

Conflict rather than harmony probably reigned in eight out of 10 of the still magnificent houses that surrounded the park. But he had rarely had the opportunity to breath such a strained atmosphere as the one between these walls. Everything seemed fake, grating, starting with the lodge of the concierge-cum-manservant, who was neither a concierge nor a manservant, despite his striped waistcoat, but a former poacher, a murderer turned guard dog.

©1956 Georges Simenon (P)2018 Audible, Ltd
Classics Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime
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