Description
When a man is murdered in the quiet coastal town of Delfzijl, Detective Chief Inspector Maigret is dispatched to unravel a case that quickly entangles locals and outsiders alike. A visiting French professor is suspected, and Maigret must navigate the town’s tight social circles—where a widow’s grief, a family’s secrets, and the uneasy presence of last week’s private gathering all point toward motives that are not as straightforward as they seem. As he interviews residents and follows the rhythms of everyday life, Maigret’s patient, human-centered method reveals how quickly respectability can fracture under suspicion. With Simenon’s famously observant, psychologically sharp style, this is a tense investigation into guilt, misdirection, and the moral cost of looking too closely at the people we think we know.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
Published Jan 1, 2014
ISBN: 9780141393490
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Details
First Published
1931
Language
eng
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Crime in Holland by Georges Simenon.