Five times Maigret
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Published
New York : Harcourt, Brace, & World, [1964].
Edition
[1st American ed.].
Physical Desc
525 pages ; 22 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Mystery & Detective | M SIMENON, GEORGES Five | Available |
| North Bend Public Library - Adult/General - Fiction | SIMENON GEORGES Five Times Maigret | Available |
| Port Orford Public Library - Adult/General - Mystery & Detective | MYS CLASSIC SIMENON, GEORGES #36,43,53, 54,44 #'S 36, 43, 44 53, 54 | Available |
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Published
New York : Harcourt, Brace, & World, [1964].
Format
Book
Edition
[1st American ed.].
Language
English
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General Note
Originally published in London under the title: A Maigret omnibus
Description
MAIGRET IN MONTMARTRE: Two brutal stranglings and a beautiful corpse lead Inspector Maigret into an underworld of striptease artists and morphine addicts as he tries to uncover the past of a shadowy countess. (#36 in series, also published as "Maigret and the strangled stripper' and 'Maigret at Picratt's')
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MAIGRET'S MISTAKE: A young woman named Lulu, who has a history of brushes with the law and once lived on the streets, is found murdered in Paris. Maigret is called to the scene and soon learns that her boyfriend, a musician, has gone into hiding upon reading the news of her death. And when the Inspector learns that the young victim was pregnant, he begins to suspect the case might be more sinister than he imagined. (#43 in series)
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MAIGRET HAS SCRUPLES: An unusually quiet day for Inspector Maigret is disturbed by a visit from mild-mannered toy salesman Xavier Manton, who tells the inspector that he suspects his wife is plotting to poison him. And when he receives a visit from Madame Manton expressing her own grave concerns later that day, he finds himself caught in the middle of a husband and wife duos case of “he said/she said” with murderous consequences. (#52 in series)
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MAIGRET AND THE RELUCTANT WITNESSES: The son of the owner of a declining biscuit factory is found shot in the family's derelict mansion. It takes Inspector Maigret to see beyond an apparent murder at the hands of a burglar and shift the investigation to a host of relatives with motives based on financial desperation, jealousy and estrangement.(#53 in series)
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MAIGRET GOES TO SCHOOL: A bullet in the eye ends the life of the postmistress of a small French village. Because she pried into their secrets, everyone hated her. Everyone was glad she was dead. A man is accused - wrongfully. His life is at stake. In the end his main crime seems to be that he is from Paris, and villagers hang together against outsiders. When Maigret investigates he finds only hostility, shifty answers and lies. (#44 in series)
Local note
McNaughton 1/66 1.50
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Simenon, G., Woodward, D., & Eglesfield, R. (1964). Five times Maigret ([1st American ed.].). Harcourt, Brace, & World.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989, Daphne Woodward and Robert Eglesfield. 1964. Five Times Maigret. Harcourt, Brace, & World.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989, Daphne Woodward and Robert Eglesfield. Five Times Maigret Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1964.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Simenon, Georges, Daphne Woodward, and Robert Eglesfield. Five Times Maigret [1st American ed.]., Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1964.
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