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Nine short stories make up this delightful holiday-themed collection, each featuring Georges Simenon's famous detective, Jules Maigret. Christmas mysteries abound: an otherwise sensible little girl insists that she has seen Father Christmas, a statement alarming to her neighbors, Monsieur and Madame Maigret. Then, a choirboy helps the inspector solve a crime while he lies in bed with a cold; another boy, pursued by a criminal, ingeniously leaves a trail to help Maigret track him. Many of these stories feature observant and resourceful children, frightened yet resolute, who bring out a paternal streak in the childless Maigret. The rapport between the inspector and these youthful heroes imparts a delightful freshness to this holiday collection- a cornucopia for fans of Maigret and mysteries.
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Maigret's Christmas, Georges Simenon
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- 2003
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- Title
- Maigret's Christmas
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Georges Simenon
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN13
- 9780156028530
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Mystery & Thriller, Classics, Short Stories, Suspense, France, 20th century, Detective Fiction, Holidays, Christmas, Series, Paris, Inspector Maigret
- Original title
- Un Noe͏̈l de Maigret
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Nine short stories make up this delightful holiday-themed collection, each featuring Georges Simenon's famous detective, Jules Maigret. Christmas mysteries abound: an otherwise sensible little girl insists that she has seen Father Christmas, a statement alarming to her neighbors, Monsieur and Madame Maigret. Then, a choirboy helps the inspector solve a crime while he lies in bed with a cold; another boy, pursued by a criminal, ingeniously leaves a trail to help Maigret track him. Many of these stories feature observant and resourceful children, frightened yet resolute, who bring out a paternal streak in the childless Maigret. The rapport between the inspector and these youthful heroes imparts a delightful freshness to this holiday collection- a cornucopia for fans of Maigret and mysteries.