The Patience of Maigret
Author | Georges Simenon |
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Country | England |
Language | English |
Subject | Crime fiction |
Published | 1939 (George Routledge and Sons Ltd.) |
Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
Pages | 320 |
OCLC | 10772698 |
The Patience of Maigret is a 1939 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.[1]
Synopsis[]
Maigret searches for evidence that an old nemesis of his is behind a series of jewel robberies. Maigret believes the ageing gangster is organising a gang from his apartment. However, when the gangster is found dead, Maigret investigates his criminal connections and his neighbours trying to find the murderer.
Adaptations[]
It has been adapted several times for television. In 1992 it was made into an episode of an ITV Maigret series starring Michael Gambon.[2]
References[]
- ^ Fantasticfiction.co.uk
- ^ Cogdill, Oline. "Maigret With Michael Gambon". Mystery Scene. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
Categories:
- Belgian novels
- 1939 novels
- Maigret novels
- 1930s novel stubs
- Crime novel stubs