- Paperback: 170 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (25 July 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0143037285
- ISBN-13: 978-0143037286
- Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 14.7 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,887,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
man's head,
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This review is from: A Man's Head (Pocket Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
an early maigret (1931) from the first tranche published. Dark and confusing, and unlike the later books, you don't get much of a view of maigret's thought processes, just an account of what happens. A classic of the canon, all the same.
Chris Heneghan
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bring me the head of Joseph Huertin,
By Leonard Fleisig "Len" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: A Man's Head (Pocket Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
That is the cry when the condemned convict Joseph Huertin escapes from death row in a Parisian jail. Huertin had been tried and convicted of the brutal murder of a rich American widow and her maid. This escape would ordinarily be one for famed Inspector Maigret to investigate. However, it turns out that it was Maigret who placed the escape in motion. Maigret, who arrested Huertin in the first instance, has had doubts about his guilt. Huertin's mental skills are minimal but he didn't strike Maigret as someone, in the absence of any possible motive, who could plan and execute such a brutal pair of murders. Maigret has arranged for Huertin to escape in the hopes that Huertin will lead Maigret to the real killer.
For those not familiar with his work Georges Simenon was the author of over 100 Inspector Maigret mystery stories. They were immensely popular in the 1930s through the 1960s. Inspector Maigret stories also appeared in film and TV version. Simenon and Maigret seem to have fallen under the radar in recent decades but in recent years he seems to have been rediscovered by a new generation of mystery/detective story fans. Penguin Books has begun to reissue some of those Maigret mysteries and the New York Review of Books Press has reissued some of his `hard stories', stories that did not feature Inspector Maigret. Simenon's Inspector Maigret Mystery, "A Man's Head" was an exciting book that lived up to the expectations of its opening chapter. "A Man's Head" does not stray from the 20th-century detective formula. There is a murder or series of murders, a number of possible suspects, and a detective or investigator tasked with putting the pieces together and solving the crime. So fans of the detective genre will find the form and structure of the book `comfortable'. In this instance, Maigret traipses around Paris and environs on Huertin's tail while finding clues and resisting pressure from the press and his superiors to solve the case quickly. The story line progresses rapidly (the book is relatively brief at 170 pages) until a final resolution has been reached. What sets Simenon's Maigret stories apart from those of his contemporaries is the character of Maigret and down to earth settings of the stories. Maigret is not a character that is revealed to the reader immediately. Simenon doesn't set about to provide you with a character map to Maigret's personality in any one book. Rather, he grows on you over time. He has an innate disdain for higher authority that is appealing. Simenon's settings and other characters also add a dash to his Maigret mysteries. These are not parlor room mysteries where the reader has to determine which upper-class member of the gentry (or the butler) committed murder most foul in the library. Simenon's stories have the feel of grit and the demimonde about them that adds a bit of spice to the `formula'. Simenon's Inspector Maigret mysteries are a treat to read and should be enjoyed by anyone who likes the detective genre.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maigret and his creator Simenon excel again,
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This review is from: A Man's Head (Pocket Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
A Man`s Head - recently read while on holiday will be my 17 Maigret novel and they continue to reward on every occasion. Excellent observation of the human character and the sense of atmosphere is superb - whether it is the smell of French cigarettes or the ambience of the street cafe - one is instantly transported to France. Maigret`s France - where crime, good food and wine go hand in hand and just like good food and wine Simenon`s books need to be savoured ... not rushed. Each book a unique product - all from the same hand but each one with its own special twist or insight into the mind of the criminal fraternity and mindset where greed, passion and menace all share the stage. A Man`s Head has it all - sit back (with a good wine) and enjoy.
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