- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (29 July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141187700
- ISBN-13: 978-0141187709
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,119,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Five women have been found stabbed to death in the Montmatre district of Paris and the killer is still at large; desperate, angry and exhausted, Maigret sets a trap for the killer - with terrible consequences. Set in the cafes, bars and busy streets of Paris in a blazing heat wave, Maigret's nerve and judgement are tested to the full as he uncovers the grotesque logic of a folie a deux.
About the Author
Georges Simenon was born at Liege in 1903. He published over 160 books and his work has been admired by almost all the leading French and English critics. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages and more than 40 have been filmed. Simenon died in Switzerland in 1989.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another fast-paced but sympathetically done Maigret,
By Jl Adcock "John Adcock" (Ashtead UK) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Maigret Sets a Trap (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
Paris swelters in the heat of August, and Maigret and his colleagues are chasing a brutal murderer who has already killed 5 women. This 1955 story from the Maigret series sets off at a rattling pace, like something from an action thriller, and within a few pages the backstory of the killings have been told, as has Maigret's attempt to lure out the killer by setting a trap.
It's all extremely well-handled by Simenon, and once more the contemporary nature of the book and the issues it raises strike the reader of today. Here, the power of the press is explored, as is the motivations of a killer who is clearly deranged. But what sets it apart is the compasion and understanding that Simenon brings to the story telling. Today, a serial killer like this would be over-written in fiction; Simenon takes a more gently gently approach, which makes the killer all the more real, and all the more evil when you read about them in the closing sections of the book. Maigret too is left touched by the case; disappointed and saddened by the depths to which some people can stoop; and he seeks to rebuild his confidence in humanity at the end of the book in a way that is quite touching. Yet again, proof - if it were needed - that these books are little gems - and have been seriously ignored as little more than pulp titles from an author who seemingly churned them out without much thought. Nothing could be further from the truth!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Crime fiction,
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This review is from: Maigret Sets a Trap (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
This revisits the time when policemen were essentially humane and perhaps saddened, but not wounded, by having to deal with the worst of humanity. It's quite cosy to read a crime novel where the surveillance officers set themselves up in cafes that happen to serve decent wine or beer & always make sure thay have a proper french lunch hour. Although written in the 1950's the writing is clear & without slang so doesn't seem dated - butcrime solving without DNA forensics gives a very different picture of detection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great storytelling,
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This review is from: Maigret Sets a Trap: BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio Cassette)
I love these full cast dramatisations of the Maigret stories. For me they have an atmosphere not found in more modern productions. I particularly like the voice of Michael Gough (sadly no longer with us). I will certainly be purchasing more of the same.
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