Maigret Has Scruples

by Georges Simenon

Book Overview

"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carr Inspector Maigret finds himself caught in the middle of a husband and wife duo's case of "he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156551608
• ISBN13: 9780156551601
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Overlooked Classic

As one of the later Maigret novels, I think this sometimes gets written off as something Simenon cobbled together hastily. It's more reflective than usual, but the mystery is tight and succinct. The contrasts between Maigret and his wife with the toy salesman and his wife are poignant and revealing. The setup is unusually good - a slow day at the office produces a fine problem. The toy salesman thinks his wife wants to do him in. The wife insists that he's crazy and is trying to harm her. Who to believe? The resulting death I shall let the book reveal, but with such a small cast of suspects, Simenon produces a clever twist that is psychologically and dramatically satisfying. Character and story move forward with Simenon's typically economic style.