Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
Book description
While committing what he intends to be his last burglary, "Sad Freddie" discovers something completely out of his line: the body of a dead woman, her chest covered in blood, holding a telephone in her hand. Inspector Maigret is called in to solve the crime, and after an exhaustive search,…
Why read it?
1 author picked Maigret and the Burglar's Wife as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
After Conan Doyle, Georges Simenon is the greatest writer of European crime fiction, especially in his Maigret novels and short stories. This is a wonderful example of Maigret (and Simenon) at his very best, with Maigret and his inspectors coming alive for the reader, and the suspects presenting him with a serious challenge of wits.
From Jim's list on by the greatest writers of crime fiction.
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