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  • Maigret Is Afraid

  • Inspector Maigret, Book 42
  • By: Georges Simenon
  • Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
  • Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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Maigret Is Afraid

By: Georges Simenon
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Maigret stumbles upon a series of murders in Fontenay-le-Comte while visiting an old school friend.

On his way home from a conference, Maigret stops to visit an old school friend in Fontenay-le-Comte. A man in the same train car introduces himself and asks if Maigret has come to help solve the murder case. In fact, the man's brother-in-law had been murdered four days earlier, followed by the murder of a local widow in the same way, a blow to the head with a pipe.

While Maigret is in town, a third murder is reported. Maigret soon discovers that there are two warring factions in the town, a clear class separation, and an air of suspicion that only he can put to rest.

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Madness and Murder

Once again Simenon dissects the twisted lives of small town people, focusing particularly on the fading glory of a local aristocratic family. The narration is superb. This is a tragic tale well-told.

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