Maigret at the Coroner’s (1949) by Georges Simenon, translated by Frances Keene 173 pages Harcourt Brace Jovanovich ===== Maigret finds himself on a tour of the USA, a guest of honour mostly meeting with other police officials and observing the way Americans conduct their police and justice work. While he is in Tuscon, Arizona, he [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mystery’
Maigret at the Coroner’s
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged france, georges simenon, mystery on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maigret and the Bum
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged france, georges simenon, mystery on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Maigret and the Bum (1962) by Georges Simenon translated by Jean Stewart Popular Library 192 pages ===== Maigret investigates the case of a homeless man who is brutally beaten and nearly killed in Paris. The question that keeps troubling him is why a person would want to hurt one of the down-and-out, who have nothing [...]
