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“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré When his relaxing vacation is interrupted by a small-town murder, Inspector Maigret can't resist lending his investigative powers to the case Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much needed holiday to Vichy, where they quickly become used to the slower pace of life. But when a woman who they regularly pass by on their daily strolls is murdered, Maigret can't help but offer his assistance to the local Inspector, a former colleague of his. Set against a backdrop of gorgeous French countryside, Maigret in Vichy shows that even when our trusty detective is outside his jurisdiction, he is still very much in his element.
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72 primary books73 released booksInspector Maigret is a 73-book series with 73 released primary works first released in 1930 with contributions by Georges Simenon and Simenon.
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My first Maigret took significantly longer to read than I would have liked, but it was a good time. The Inspector and his wife take in the waters of the spa town of Vichy. It turns out that a woman in a lilac dress has been murdered. Time to solve a mystery! Simenon apparently meant each installment in his series to be consumed in one sitting by day laborers. While I found Maigret in Vichy to take a bit more effort than one might expect from that description, it still was a chill and pleasant experience. Definitely will be reading more.