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Girl in His Past by Georges Simenon

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2.0

A swift, engaging first half that comes across like a male perspective version of Simenon’s “Bebe Donge” where are the intrigue isn’t in who done it but more so why and also why are they not going to any trouble to explain themselves? That other book succeeds largely because it refuses to provide pat answers and remains intriguing. This one offers an explanation but on the way to doing so descends into a curiously infantile mix of pop psychology, Penthouse forum letters, and really implausible interrogation room dialogue.
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