“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian
Inspector Maigret becomes entangled in the dramas of a small town on his quest to solve the murder of their former postmistress
Maigret is called from his usual duties in Paris to investigate a murder in a small village located close to La Rochelle. A local postmistress has been killed and suspicion has fallen on the local schoolmaster. When Maigret gets there, he discovers a very inward-looking community of people who hated the victim because she knew all their secrets. Maigret must determine if one of those secrets was enough to make someone into a killer.
Maigret heads to a small town near La Rochelle to solve a death by shooting through a window overlooking a school playground. The premise is intriguing and the story enjoyable, however, as is generally the case with Maigret, the element of mystery is lacking. Nevertheless, a decent drama showing the reader life in 1950s rural France. Maigret's hankering for oysters is perhaps the highlight of the story.
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