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Sto caricando le informazioni... Il mio amico Maigret (1949)di Georges Simenon
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Mister Pyke, un inspector de Scotland Yard sigue a todas partes como una sombra al célebre comisario Maigret. De pronto surge un caso que tal vez le haga olvidar esa insidiosa presencia: en la isla de Porquerolles han matado a Marcel Pazaud, un ex delincuente, al día siguiente de que pregonara en el bar más frecuentado que era amigo de Maigret. Although My Friend Maigret by Georges Simenon is the 31st book in the Inspector Maigret series and originally published in 1949, it is the first book of the series that I have read. I chose it because it is listed in H.R.F. Keating’s 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books. I listened to an audio version as read by Gareth Armstrong and enjoyed it enough that I have decided to look for more books from this series. Maigret is playing host to Inspector Pyke of Scotland Yard who has come to France to observe his methods. When Maigret receives word of a murder on the island of Porquerolles, he decides that a trip to the sunny Mediterranean is in order. The victim, Marcellin was boasting of his friendship with Maigret the evening before the murder. In actual fact Maigret remembers that he had more to do with Marcellin’s girlfriend, Ginette, a prostitute that he helped to place in a sanitarium due to her tuberculosis, years ago. Maigret and Pyke travel to the island where Maigret does some preliminary checking of witnesses and possible suspects. From a phone call that Marcellin made, he cleverly puts together what happened and why the murder occurred. Although the mystery is fairly straight forward, the inhabitants of the island are varied and interesting. Throughout the book Maigret was concerned that Pyke would get a bad impression of his “methods” and the interplay between the two men was a source of humor. Maigret appears to be somewhat grumpy and arrogant so I look forward to reading some of the earlier cases to see if he was always that way or if his fame has made him feel superior. Something I attempted to read in French, and mostly succeeded. M Simenon sets the lazy, sunny Mediterranean scene well. Of course Commissaire Maigret triumphs in the end, he always does. This time accompanied by an overseas observere from Scotland Yard, Detective Pike. M Simenon passes up the opportunity to contrast French and British policing methods and contents himseld with using Detective Pyke as a caricature Englishmand who always has bacon and eggs for breakfast. An enjoyable read, surprising racey in parts for a popular detective novel from 1949. Sista boken ut för Simenon för denna gång: Maigret min vän. Pariskommissarien har två problem: dels ett mord på en ö i Medelhavet, där den mördade kvällen innan han sköts i huvudet hördes högt omtala Maigret som sin vän (Maigret hade tidigare burat in honom, och hjälpt hans flickvän att lämna gatan och hamna på sanatorium), dels Mr Pyke från Scotland Yard som följer honom för att lära sig hans metoder. Han lämnar i alla fall det regniga Paris för Porquerolles, som verkar fylld med udda existenser: en anglo-indisk major, en åldrad bordellägarinna, en anarkistisk målare med ung flickvän, en gammal stenrik engelska, en pensionerad läkare som är expert på boule. Det hela påminner snarast om något Poirot skulle ramlat ner i. Som tidigare antytts var inte den döde någon ängel, men han verkar varken ha varit någon speciellt förhärdad brottsling, eller ha något själv som gjorde att någon skulle vilja döda honom. Även om det hela verkar lite av pusseldeckare så löser Maigret det hela med sina vanliga metoder: han pratar med folk, dricker alkohol, låter underhuggare göra bakgrundskontroller och har lite tur. Han oroar sig för att de inte skall framstå för konstiga inför Mr Pyke, dabbar sig och reder till slut upp det hela. Trevligt, helt i linje med tidigare böcker om honom. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Chi l'avrebbe detto? A Scotland Yard conoscono Maigret e s'interessano ai suoi metodi. Sino al punto di inviare a Parigi l'ispettore Pyke per un soggiorno di studio. Bella seccatura. Già , perché Pyke è gentile, discreto, ma segue Maigret come un'ombra. Osserva tutto e sembra registrare tutto. Insomma, è insopportabile. Fra l'altro non c'è una sola inchiesta all'orizzonte. Almeno sino a quando a Porquerolles non viene ucciso Marcellin, un piccolo malvivente che vive su una barca. E perché mai Maigret dovrebbe occuparsi di un delitto commesso in una lontana isoletta del Mediterraneo? Semplice: perché Marcellin sosteneva di essere suo amico, e tutti sono convinti che l'abbiano ammazzato proprio per questo. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Une enquête aux doux parfums de lavande, citronnier et pastis sous le soleil de Porquerolles
Un Maigret tout penaud et complexé, comptant les points du match France-Angleterre face à son alter ego britannique dont il ne sait que penser ( )