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"A woman and her child have been brutally murdered in their flat: the woman's throat slit, and the child smothered by silk cushions. Standing accused is the victim's nephew, a quiet picture-framer from the outskirts of Paris. The violence of the crime stands in stark contrast to his gentle nature, but Meurant was glimpsed fleeing from the scene, and a suit is found bearing traces of human blood. Yet Maigret can't reconcile the violent portrait the Court is painting with the man his show more investigations have revealed. Is Meurant guilty of this shocking crime, or, as Maigret fears, are the wheels of justice about to destroy an innocent man?"--Publisher description. show lessTags
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There is a different perspective in this Maigret novel. He looks at his work from the point of view of the judiciary and the courts. Judges and the like are from a different class and have no idea about the motives behind a defendant's crime. They are from different worlds. Trials take place months after the crime and are boiled down into a few sentences and words. Maigret is looking towards retirement,
A rather wonderful later Maigret - as usual the Chief Inspector is fully in control while appearing not to be actually doing much. He is less physically active in this story, which starts off with court proceedings, deftly manipulated by our hero so that he can bend events to bring the truth to the surface. But Maigret sits like a spider at the centre of a web in HQ directing his team of detectives and as always brings this story to a satisfying conclusion. A very enjoyable book.
(Incidentally, I would argue fiercely with Penguin about the choice of picture cover on my edition which could almost be seen as a spoiler and certainly doesn't really reflect the contents).
(Incidentally, I would argue fiercely with Penguin about the choice of picture cover on my edition which could almost be seen as a spoiler and certainly doesn't really reflect the contents).
Great- read it at the shore. one day. Typical fast Maigret read. Maigret must go to the overhot court where he is NOT in his element. Everything is made straightforward- yes and no- what date - etc. but in reality none of M. cases are like that as we know. They are in the mileau... and we are slowly recounted into the environment where the the accused lives a tormented home life. He has been accused of killing his rich aunt and a child in her care. Of course he didn't do it and M. manages his peeps well enough to uncover the truth before the man can be convicted. Great for it's M. reflections on court and what justice amounts to. Also poignant in it's slow consideration of M.'s upcoming retirement and what that will mean. Beautiful.
As solid as the titular detective. A procedural in which Maigret, assisted by quite a few of his team, gets to the bottom of a double-killing/robbery. One interesting point is that, as the title hints, much of it takes place in court where Maigret is testifying. Enjoyable read.
Good one. All the Inspector Maigret stories are good only some are even better than others. The characters were good as was the ending. This was on my regular shelf among many other Maigrets so I thought I had read it before, but not a single thing about it was familiar!
Ha! Just read it again, more than three years later and again I didn't remember a thing. Not a thing.
Ha! Just read it again, more than three years later and again I didn't remember a thing. Not a thing.
Appelé à témoigner aux assises, Maigret instille le doute chez le juge et les jurés au sujet de sa propre enquête.
L’occasion de tout reprendre depuis le début en prenant compte d’informations dont il ne disposait pas au moment de l’enquête.
Un commissaire faillible, mais qui récupère bien la situation pour ne pas condamner un faux coupable
L’occasion de tout reprendre depuis le début en prenant compte d’informations dont il ne disposait pas au moment de l’enquête.
Un commissaire faillible, mais qui récupère bien la situation pour ne pas condamner un faux coupable
Dec 18, 2022 (Edited)French
Maigrest está en la audiencia, esperando para testificar en el caso de Gaston Meurant, acusado del asesinato de su tía, Léontine Faverges, y de una niña de 4 años, Cécile Perrin, que ésta tenía a su cuidado.
Las pruebas son concluyentes y nada hace sospechar otra cosa hasta que una llamada anónima informa sobre la existencia y el lugar exacto en el que se encuentra cierto traje manchado de sangre.
Es entonces cuando el comisario emprende una investigación oficiosa guiado por pequeños detalles que escapan a la fría máquina de la justicia y que le acabarán llevando a descubrir al culpable.
Las pruebas son concluyentes y nada hace sospechar otra cosa hasta que una llamada anónima informa sobre la existencia y el lugar exacto en el que se encuentra cierto traje manchado de sangre.
Es entonces cuando el comisario emprende una investigación oficiosa guiado por pequeños detalles que escapan a la fría máquina de la justicia y que le acabarán llevando a descubrir al culpable.
Nov 8, 2022Spanish
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The prolific Belgian-born writer Georges Simenon produced hundreds of fictional works under his own name and 17 pseudonyms, in addition to more than 70 books about Inspector Maigret, long "the favorite sleuth of highbrow detective-story readers" (SR). More than 50 "Simenons" have been made into films. In addition to his mystery stories, he wrote show more what he called "hard" books, the serious psychological novels numbering well over 100. The autobiographical Pedigree, set in his native town of Liege, is perhaps his finest work. The publication of Simenon's intimate memoirs also attracted considerable attention. Simenon himself once said that he would never write a "great novel." Yet Gide called him "a great novelist, perhaps the greatest and truest novelist we have in French literature today," and Thornton Wilder (see Vol. 1) found that Simenon's narrative gift extends "to the tips of his fingers." The following are some of Simenon's novels, exclusive of the Maigret detective stories, that are in print. (Bowker Author Biography) Georges Simenon was born on February 13, 1903 in Liege, Belgium. He wrote more than 200 fiction works under 16 different pseudonyms. His first book, The Case of Peter the Lent led to 80 more of the like including the main character, Inspector Maigret. He published over 400 books that were translated into 50 different languages and sold by the millions. He also wrote psychological novels, including The Man Who Watched the Train Go By. He died on September 4, 1989 in Lausanne. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Maigret in Court
- Original title
- Maigret aux assises
- Alternate titles*
- Maigret in Court
- Original publication date
- 1960; 1961 (English translation) (English translation)
- People/Characters
- Jules Maigret (Chief Inspector)
- Important places
- Paris, France
- Related movies*
- Raise Your Right Hand (1961 | IMDb); Maigret aux assises (1971 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- To Denise
- First words
- Had he been there two hundred times? three hundred times? or even more?
How many times had he been here, two hundred? - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And Lapointe waited, seeing clearly that Maigret was slowly coming to from a dream - or a nightmare.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And Lapointe waited, seeing that Maigret was slowly emerging from a dream -- or a nightmare. - Blurbers
- Banville, John; Knight, India; Barnes, Julian; Spark, Muriel; Wilson, A. N.; Gray, John (show all 9); Brookner, Anita; Faulkner, William; Gide, André
- Original language
- French
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