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Maigret Sets a Trap & Other Stories

by Georges Simenon
Maurice Denham
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Four gripping dramatisations starring Maurice Denham as Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges Simenon 'Maigret Goes Home', 'Maigret Sets a Trap', Maigret at the Crossroads' and 'Maigret Has Doubts' The world's best-known French detective, Jules Maigret, talks to his creator Georges Simenon about four intriguing cases in these full-cast dramatisations that have been specially adapted for radio from the original novels. Things are never the same when you go back, as Maigret discovers when an anonymous letter draws him to his place of birth. Montmartre is the scene of his next case, but can Maigret's carefully prepared approach prevent the latest in a line of serial killings? A murder with unusual characteristics finds Maigret at the remote Three Widows Crossroads, and finally he regrets being forced to suppress his instincts about the indecipherable Josset case.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Inspector Maigret

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    December 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781408496954
      • File size: 84740 KB
      • Duration: 02:56:32

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Five perfectly ordinary women living in the same district are murdered; Maigret sets a trap using his fellow police officers. It's often said that one reads Maigret for Maigret, not for the story. That being the case, Sachs has struck just the right note for this aging and weary police inspector. The chief problem here is that there isn't much variation in the minor characters, making it difficult to differentiate among them or to figure out who's speaking. However, Sachs handles the narrative very well. He says proper names in a French accent in deference to the Paris setting, and his briskly clipped tone handles them easily. His pacing is steady, reflecting the matter-of-fact tone of police procedures. S.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      The BBC's radio adaptation of Simenon's Maigret stories finds the French detective, played by Maurice Denham, discussing four cases--"Maigret Goes Home," "Maigret Sets A Trap," "Maigret at the Crossroads," and "Maigret Has Doubts"--with Simenon himself, as played by Michael Gough. Denham creates a thoughtful Maigret who's got a few tricks up his sleeve and has a keen sense of duty and justice. The cases begin with a letter warning Maigret that a crime will be committed and end with the policeman sharing his fears that an innocent man was executed because of his failure to solve a murder. Each is a well-done production with a climax that clinches the case. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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