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jnelsontwo's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
komet2020's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second Georges Simenon Maigret novel I've read. Nor will it be the last. In so few words, Simenon creates a rich, multi-textured world with a colorful assortment of characters which is dazzling. There is a murder in a Parisian hotel of a woman who had been staying there with her American husband (and child, governess, and maid), who apparently is estranged from her, enraptured as he is with the governess and apparently set on going off to Rome with her.
But everything isn't as it seems. It's far from an open and shut case. Immerse yourself and be dazzled as Maigret goes to work to find the real culprit.
But everything isn't as it seems. It's far from an open and shut case. Immerse yourself and be dazzled as Maigret goes to work to find the real culprit.
lnatal's review against another edition
4.0
Mrs Clark, Américaine descendue à l'hôtel Majestic, est étranglée dans le vestiaire du personnel de l'établissement ; le cadavre est trouvé dans une armoire du vestiaire par Prosper Donge. Mr Clark étant un industriel important, Maigret est prié de mener l'enquête avec discrétion. Après une journée passée dans les caves du palace, le commissaire s'intéresse à Donge, domicilié à Saint-Cloud, vivant avec Charlotte, ancienne danseuse qu'il a jadis connue à Cannes, où il s'occupait de la caféterie à l'hôtel Miramar.
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