Maigret's little joke

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Then it is revealed that Gilbert Négrel had apparently been having an affair with Jave's wife, although he had a fiancée, Martine Chapuis, whose father, Noël Chapuis, the barrister, took over Négrel's defense. Solid support from the cast (well-known faces Ann Way, who was in masses of TV, and tons of stage work, Barry Letts, Stephanie Bidmead and Michael Goodliffe, amongst others), and a nice joke at the end, when Lucas shows that he'd known all along who had been sending the helpful anonymous notes! Although Maigret's name appears in the titles of nearly all Georges Simenon's novels about the Inspector, this series usually amended the titles (or altered them completely) so as to leave his name out.

How can he keep his promise to Mme Maigret and let Inspector Janvier get on with solving the crime when he is haunted by the question: why was the murdered woman naked?Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book.

We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Maigret finds himself obliged to take a real, honest-to-goodness vacation; he's getting older and having trouble getting his groove back after a serious bout of bronchitis. However, he did manage to get involved, having seen this last murder (of a doctor's wife) splashed in the papers, and the Bistro owner (nearest the HQ) referring to the possible suspects. This series brought back fond memories of the originals, back in the early 60s, it'll now leave a little gap in our viewing week. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.

He ensures he visits the right cafes and bars so he can pick up news - and Mme Maigret is alert to this. Though the dead wife appears conservative and reserved, we learn she has a serious illness that could cause her to die at any time so has decided to live it up with (quiet, secret) affairs and wild living. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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