Maigret’s Anger: Inspector Maigret #61

I like it. very engaging.

Vintage Maigret. Characters are fluently described and enacted through Simenon,s vivid imagination . Enjoyable from beginning to end. Good read

Simenon is one of the greatest writers ever; unfortunately, someone decided to have new translations created for this Penguin series.Simenon supervised all-English,at least-translations during his lifetime,making sure they came as close as possible to his very fine words…these,generally,miss the mark;widely. They even changed the title.I would recommend searching for earlier editions-pre 1989-to really enjoy this finest of 20th century storytellers.

Im about halfway through all 75 Maigret books. I am totally addicted!! I love these new translations and I loved this book. Simenon created an entire world of characters that one grows to love from book to book. The books are so grounded in sensory experience. Food. Weather. Sights. The writing is my absolute favorite. Nothing extraneous ever. And then the cases themselves. This case resolved in a way that caught me completely off guard. Reading these books is a sublime pleasure!!!

This is a clever story that sees Maigret at his best and at his worse.
Early on Maigret laments that he is more often than not stuck in his office; delegating cases to his inspectors while being asked to contribute to strategic planning, a report they will not even act upon.
A second gangland type hit forces him to visit the seedier streets of Montmartre. Trouble is the second victim obviously dead is just missing as no body is found.
This seems at odds to Maigret as this isnt the usual way scores are settled. He immerses himself with the late night clubs, familiar streets from a bygone time and seems like a pig in mud. He can not rest though as he wanders around and interviews the usual suspects and nothing seems to come together.
His sense of inertia is magnified as a weekend comes which stalls further action on his part. In a lovely aside we see him taking his beloved wife out of Paris for a break.
It is not that this hiatus cements his reasoning as much as allows his thoughts to rest. Back on Monday morning not so much recharged but allowed to resume his investigations. It is as though the leads he sought before his time off were like the casting of his line while Sunday fishing on the Seine are ready to land his criminal fish. Like his experiences on the river mind he had realised he needs to ensure he takes his time to reel in his suspect.
A good title but by now Maigret has demonstrated a number of actions and feelings. The anger is not apparent until the final denouement and it speaks of the character of this iconic chief Inspector.
A wonderful addition to this compelling series. A joy to read, expertly translated and providing scope to think, reflect and delight in the Paris environment.

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