"Maigret in Vichy" by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)

Detective in troubled waters

11 June 2019 - 08.06 AM

The majority of the "Maigret" mysteries are naturally set in Paris, where the Detective Chief Inspector and his homicide squad keep order in the Departement de la Seine, but occasionally he operates in other parts of France. This can happen when he gets mixed up in an investigation by chance while on holiday or visiting a friend. Or sometimes he is directly called upon by the police in the provinces to help them out, or sometimes a crime in Paris brings him to another part of the country. One Maigret aficionado counted, and concluded that 21 of the 75 novels and 12 of the 28 short stories are in localities outside the capital.

Over, under, through: anything to get away

On The Budapest Times bookshelves is "They Got Back", with the tagline "Thrilling, authentic escape…

13 March 2019 - 10.03 AM

Prolific author in fine form

"75 novels are scarcely enough," bemoans Britain’s Telegraph newspaper in reference to the "Maigret"…

13 March 2019 - 10.03 AM

Fighting to save his career

As we near the end of Penguin’s six-year reissue of the 75 "Maigret" books – this is number 63 –…

11 March 2019 - 08.03 AM

The man who would not be held

Subtitled "A compelling story of courage and endurance in the Second World War", the opening chapter…

26 February 2019 - 10.02 AM

Some cases take longer than others

Budapest is often called the "Paris of the east", a tag that is supposed to flatter but is in fact…

26 February 2019 - 10.02 AM

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