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A review by ssejig
The Hotel Majestic by Georges Simenon
3.0
A fast, fun read.
Inspector Maigret is the protagonist of Simenon's series. I enjoyed meeting him in this book. He is a stereotypical plodding detective. He may not look at a scene and immediately know what occurred, but he takes each step, making sure that the true murderer is revealed. There is a sort of, well, mania is maybe too strong of a word, but Maigret really wants to make sure that he jails the right person (not just the convenient suspect), even if that person is the wealthy American husband he's been warned not to harrass.
The mystery starts off with the omniscient narrator following the man who discovers the body on his way to work. While at the Hotel Majestic, he notices that an unused locker is somewhat open, so he goes over to investigate and finds a body. It is that of a beautiful Frenchwoman married to the American businessman I mentioned above. Why was she murdered? And what is her connection to the man who found her?
Inspector Maigret is the protagonist of Simenon's series. I enjoyed meeting him in this book. He is a stereotypical plodding detective. He may not look at a scene and immediately know what occurred, but he takes each step, making sure that the true murderer is revealed. There is a sort of, well, mania is maybe too strong of a word, but Maigret really wants to make sure that he jails the right person (not just the convenient suspect), even if that person is the wealthy American husband he's been warned not to harrass.
The mystery starts off with the omniscient narrator following the man who discovers the body on his way to work. While at the Hotel Majestic, he notices that an unused locker is somewhat open, so he goes over to investigate and finds a body. It is that of a beautiful Frenchwoman married to the American businessman I mentioned above. Why was she murdered? And what is her connection to the man who found her?