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ByPattoTOP 500 REVIEWERon March 6, 2009
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
I read this little novel under the influence of cold germs, and let me assure you, Maigret is just the ticket when you're feeling weak and feverish. Immediately you're immersed in an atmosphere as soothing as a warm bath. No car chases or shoot-outs here, just the unsettling sensation of watching and waiting for something criminal to be revealed within a group of friends whose lives seem boringly respectable.In this book Maigret loses most of his holiday observing the revels and recreations of others. More than one good man is brought down by the rather banal femme fatale. Inspector Maigret has a curious compassion for criminals whose misdeeds arise from tawdry affairs, poorly managed finances or misguided youth. We see interesting examples of this in The Bar on The Seine.
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