Maigret and Monsieur Charles

Inspector Maigret, Book 75

By: Georges Simenon

Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong

He needed to get out of his office, soak up the atmosphere and discover different worlds with each new investigation. He needed the cafés and bars where he so often ended up waiting, at the counter, drinking a beer or a calvados depending on the circumstances.

He needed to do battle patiently in his office with a suspect who refused to talk and sometimes, after hours and hours, he'd obtain a dramatic confession.

In Simenon's final novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the famous detective reaches a pivotal moment in his career, contemplating his past and future as he delves into the Paris underworld one last time to investigate the case of a missing lawyer.

©1972 Georges Simenon (P)2020 Audible, Ltd

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989)

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989) was a Belgian writer who claimed to have slept with 10,000 women in his search for "la femme." His literary output was nearly as prolific yet always quite good.

Simple mystery

I have read many of these books but this one lacked the depth others have reached. Still over all enjoyable.