Sunday, June 27, 2021

The Judge's House

 by Georges Simenon

For some undisclosed reason Maigret has been banished from Paris to the provinces. In a small town near Nantes a body is discovered in a house belonging to a retired judge and the judge is trying to dispose of it. Very strange goings on in rural France! 8/10

The Cellars of the Majestic

 by Georges Simenon

A body found dead in the cellars of a posh hotel in Paris with fingers pointing clearly at one of the staff.

Maigret gets a trip to the South of France where he seems very out of place, as well as getting mixed up with a rich American before we finally discover the true murderer. 8/10

Cecile is Dead

 by Georges Simenon

A melancholy affair this one as Cecile should not have died and to some extent Maigret believes he is responsible. He gets to the bottom of it in the end though :) 8/10