- Paperback: 182 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt; paperback / softback edition (Nov 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0156551616
- ISBN-13: 978-0156551618
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 0.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 373,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Drath of A Harbor-Master
20 Jun 2010
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Classic Maigret as he faces a wall of silence in a coastal port.
In trying to solve the inexplicable injuries to the Harbor-Master, Maigret is befriended by the denizens of the local tavern - sailors and locksmen - who enjoy his company and tell him nothing, despite the fact that they have most of the pieces of the puzzle.
In trying to solve the inexplicable injuries to the Harbor-Master, Maigret is befriended by the denizens of the local tavern - sailors and locksmen - who enjoy his company and tell him nothing, despite the fact that they have most of the pieces of the puzzle.
Sinister seamen guard a secret
30 May 2009
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Simenon was clearly drawn to obscure ports. He achieves the terse intensity of haiku with his offhand descriptions of busy locks, clanking winches and turbulent weather.
And in the fog-drenched atmosphere of this book, we encounter a bizarre mystery right from the start.
A middle-aged man is found wandering around Paris acting strangely. A wig falls off his head to reveal that a bullet has split his skull and been expertly patched! He can't talk, seems to have no memory of anything. He just smiles amiably!
Photos circulate to the papers and finally his chic young housekeeper Julie identifies him as Captain Joris, harbor-master of the little coastal town of Ouistreham.
And Maigret is off to Ouistreham with the Captain and Julie to solve the mystery of the Captain's strange condition. Shockingly, the Captain is murdered his first night home.
Wherever Maigret goes, and he goes everywhere, he encounters a conspiracy of silence. And he's quite certain everybody knows something.
The story is rich in astonishing scenes and strange behavior. I loved it.
And in the fog-drenched atmosphere of this book, we encounter a bizarre mystery right from the start.
A middle-aged man is found wandering around Paris acting strangely. A wig falls off his head to reveal that a bullet has split his skull and been expertly patched! He can't talk, seems to have no memory of anything. He just smiles amiably!
Photos circulate to the papers and finally his chic young housekeeper Julie identifies him as Captain Joris, harbor-master of the little coastal town of Ouistreham.
And Maigret is off to Ouistreham with the Captain and Julie to solve the mystery of the Captain's strange condition. Shockingly, the Captain is murdered his first night home.
Wherever Maigret goes, and he goes everywhere, he encounters a conspiracy of silence. And he's quite certain everybody knows something.
The story is rich in astonishing scenes and strange behavior. I loved it.
Who Would Kill an Amnesiac Who Was Mute
17 July 2008
Format:Paperback
A man in nice clothing is found wandering around Paris. He is unable to speak and has a surgical scar under the wig he is wearing. There are no labels in his clothing and no identity papers in his pockets. After putting his picture in the paper, a woman arrives in Paris to tell Maigret that he is the Harbor-Master from a small town on the coast. She is his housekeeper, and he disappeared six weeks ago.
Maigret accompanies the two of them back to the little town on the coast, and on the first day home, someone poisons the Harbor-Master. The housekeeper is distraught and everyone else in town is silent. What is this all about? As always, Maigret will get to the bottom of this problem, but how will he get the stiff-necked Bretons to tell him what is going on?
Once again, Simenon shows his great capacity to help readers envision these Pre-WW2 towns on the fringes of France. His narrative and description of the people and their attitudes are as always and entre into a world that no longer exist.
Maigret accompanies the two of them back to the little town on the coast, and on the first day home, someone poisons the Harbor-Master. The housekeeper is distraught and everyone else in town is silent. What is this all about? As always, Maigret will get to the bottom of this problem, but how will he get the stiff-necked Bretons to tell him what is going on?
Once again, Simenon shows his great capacity to help readers envision these Pre-WW2 towns on the fringes of France. His narrative and description of the people and their attitudes are as always and entre into a world that no longer exist.
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