Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine

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Summary: One again Simenon is a genious !
Review: Another great Maigret's novel.

Splendid evocation of week-ends along the river (Seine) in the thirties. The atmosphere is close to the impressionism.

You have to read this novel !

Rating:
Summary: One of the best Maigret's
Review: One of the very finest novels among the phenomenon that is Maigret. As usual, Inspector Maigret solves a murder through empathy, by understanding the lives of the people involved in the case, but this time, the linchpin is an enigmatic Englishman, a man Maigret both likes and loathes, and, next to the great detective, one of the most fascinating inventions of Simenon. A superb and satisfying book for the fan or the first time Maigret reader.

Rating:
Summary: One of the best Maigret's
Review: One of the very finest novels among the phenomenon that is Maigret. As usual, Inspector Maigret solves a murder through empathy, by understanding the lives of the people involved in the case, but this time, the linchpin is an enigmatic Englishman, a man Maigret both likes and loathes, and, next to the great detective, one of the most fascinating inventions of Simenon. A superb and satisfying book for the fan or the first time Maigret reader.

Rating:
Summary: Good but not great.
Review: This is the first Maigret novel I read. It was a good read more or less. Sometimes, the narrative is too descriptive. It did not capture me as much as good Agatha Christie novels did. It's a good book to read on a plane or a train, but if we compare it to such books as "Five Little Pigs" by Christie, it does not come close in terms of suspense and how surprising the end is. The ending here was somewhat unexpected. But I was not impressed. So, to review, good book to get familiar with Simenon's writing style and his famous detective.