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Frankrig, Saint-Aubin-les-Marais, ca 1940
Indeholder kapitlerne "1. Det lille aftentog", "2. Den unge pige i natkjole", "3. En herre, man gerne så langt borte", "4. Tyveriet af kasketten", "5. Tre kvinder i en dagligstue", "6. Groult-Cotelles alibi", "7. Den gamle postfrøken", "8. Maigret spiller
Maigret støder på en gammel kollega, inspektør Justin Cavre, kaldet Kadaver, der er afskediget i unåde, fordi han huggede af kassen for at underholde sin kone, som han var vanvittigt forelsket i. Maigret er kommet til Saint-Aubin-les-Marais, fordi en gammel bekendt, undersøgelsesdommeren Bréjon, har bedt ham om det. Bréjons svoger er rodet ind i en affære, hvor en ung mand er blevet kørt over af toget. Maigret opdager snart at alle i svogerens familie og omgangskreds hellere ser hans hæl end hans tå, men de opretholder god gæsteskik og holder gode miner til slet spil, mens de forsøger at lade være med at fortælle Maigret nogetsomhelst. Svogeren hedder Etienne Naud, hans kone Louise, deres datter Geneviève og den unge mand hed Albert Retailleau. Før Albert døde, blev Geneviève gravid, men det er stadig en hemmelighed. Egentlig er Maigret mest til at tage hjem igen, men han bliver irriteret over Cavre, der igen og igen når at snakke med folk og får dem til at klappe i, før de kan tale med Maigret.
I stedet bliver Maigret hængende og går både sine værtsfolk og en snyltegæst Alban Groult-Cotelle på nerverne. Selv Alberts mor ser ud til at have fået penge nok af nogen til ikke at ønske sagen opklaret, men en af Alberts venner Louis Fillou hjælper Maigret.
Den lokale telefoncentral passes af frk Rinquet og hun har en uvane med at lytte med. Symbolsk nok er landsbyen tit indhyllet i tåge.
Maigret afdækker at Etienne er skyld i Alberts død og Etienne bryder sammen, da Maigret konfronterer ham med det. Det er dog ikke slut med det, for Maigret afdækker at Alban har forført Geneviève og gjort hende gravid og forsøgt at hænge Albert op på faderrollen. Maigret fejer sagen under gulvtæppet, men presser Alban til at gifte sig med Geneviéve. Alt ordner sig!
Glimrende roman om livet og døden i en lille flække og om de mennesker, der bebor den.
Indeholder kapitlerne "1. Det lille aftentog", "2. Den unge pige i natkjole", "3. En herre, man gerne så langt borte", "4. Tyveriet af kasketten", "5. Tre kvinder i en dagligstue", "6. Groult-Cotelles alibi", "7. Den gamle postfrøken", "8. Maigret spiller
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rollen som Maigret", "9. Støj bag døren".Maigret støder på en gammel kollega, inspektør Justin Cavre, kaldet Kadaver, der er afskediget i unåde, fordi han huggede af kassen for at underholde sin kone, som han var vanvittigt forelsket i. Maigret er kommet til Saint-Aubin-les-Marais, fordi en gammel bekendt, undersøgelsesdommeren Bréjon, har bedt ham om det. Bréjons svoger er rodet ind i en affære, hvor en ung mand er blevet kørt over af toget. Maigret opdager snart at alle i svogerens familie og omgangskreds hellere ser hans hæl end hans tå, men de opretholder god gæsteskik og holder gode miner til slet spil, mens de forsøger at lade være med at fortælle Maigret nogetsomhelst. Svogeren hedder Etienne Naud, hans kone Louise, deres datter Geneviève og den unge mand hed Albert Retailleau. Før Albert døde, blev Geneviève gravid, men det er stadig en hemmelighed. Egentlig er Maigret mest til at tage hjem igen, men han bliver irriteret over Cavre, der igen og igen når at snakke med folk og får dem til at klappe i, før de kan tale med Maigret.
I stedet bliver Maigret hængende og går både sine værtsfolk og en snyltegæst Alban Groult-Cotelle på nerverne. Selv Alberts mor ser ud til at have fået penge nok af nogen til ikke at ønske sagen opklaret, men en af Alberts venner Louis Fillou hjælper Maigret.
Den lokale telefoncentral passes af frk Rinquet og hun har en uvane med at lytte med. Symbolsk nok er landsbyen tit indhyllet i tåge.
Maigret afdækker at Etienne er skyld i Alberts død og Etienne bryder sammen, da Maigret konfronterer ham med det. Det er dog ikke slut med det, for Maigret afdækker at Alban har forført Geneviève og gjort hende gravid og forsøgt at hænge Albert op på faderrollen. Maigret fejer sagen under gulvtæppet, men presser Alban til at gifte sig med Geneviéve. Alt ordner sig!
Glimrende roman om livet og døden i en lille flække og om de mennesker, der bebor den.
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Carit Andersen, 1970.
Description
When a friend's brother-in-law is accused of murdering his daughter's lover, Maigret arrives in a small French town to help and is plunged into an atmosphere of animosity. He soon finds himself tangled up in a case that may ruin the very people whom he has come to aid and must face an old enemy--an ex-police officer nicknamed "Inspector Cadaver"--who seems to be doing everything in his power to obstruct Maigret's investigations.
User reviews
LibraryThing member dwgteach
Listening to Maigret stories on podcast led me to getting a few of Simenon's books. Enjoyable, quick read.
LibraryThing member AnnieMod
I had not read a Maigret novel since my teens - not because I decided not to but because I had not seen any of them. So when I saw this in the library, I decided it is time to get back to the good old inspector.
It is one of the unusual books - it is not set in Paris - instead Maigret is asked for
Things do not go exactly as expected, it seems like noone cares about the truth and if his adversary was not there, Maigret probably would have left. But with him there, he pushes to find the truth and we see the life in a small village in France in the 40s - split between the rich and the poor and with more secrets than you would expect in a small village like that one (but then most of the classic mystery novels are like that).
Penguin seems to be publishing the full series in new translations so I think I am going to catch up with the ones they already did and then follow them. Even though they are publishing them in some weird order.
It is one of the unusual books - it is not set in Paris - instead Maigret is asked for
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a favor and goes to a small village where the a man had died a few weeks before. It had been ruled as an incident but now rumors are everywhere that it was actually a murder. It would have been an easy enough investigation except that in the train Maigret sees and old colleague, now a PI, that had been kicked off by the police and who had always been a rival of Maigret. Things do not go exactly as expected, it seems like noone cares about the truth and if his adversary was not there, Maigret probably would have left. But with him there, he pushes to find the truth and we see the life in a small village in France in the 40s - split between the rich and the poor and with more secrets than you would expect in a small village like that one (but then most of the classic mystery novels are like that).
Penguin seems to be publishing the full series in new translations so I think I am going to catch up with the ones they already did and then follow them. Even though they are publishing them in some weird order.
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LibraryThing member BooksForDinner
The quintessential Maigret. Setting, pace, characters, dialogue, phone conversations (which is one of my very favorite things in any Maigret), people falling due to passions and money, the whole shebang. Missing only one of his usual bagman sidekicks, but he picks a new one up along the way.
LibraryThing member thorold
Maigret undertakes an unofficial mission at the request of a judge-friend, whose brother-in-law — a landowner in the marshes of the Vendée — has been the victim of a campaign of anonymous letters accusing him of murder. When Maigret gets to Saint-Aubin-les-Marais he is surprised to find his
As usual, Simenon enjoys the moral ambiguities opened up by taking Maigret out of the official world of regular police work, and he has fun exploring the feuds and power-struggles lurking below the surface of a tranquil agricultural community. Whilst ports are obviously what he does best, his villages are always interesting too, so this is an enjoyable read, even if the actual case is fairly straightforward.
As usual, this wartime publication is set in a kind of generic thirties peacetime, with no mention of current events at all.
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ex-colleague "Cadavre," now a private eye, getting off the same train and pretending not to see him. Moreover, his hosts don't seem to be exactly happy with the judge's helpful intervention, and are acting very much like a family with something to hide. As usual, Simenon enjoys the moral ambiguities opened up by taking Maigret out of the official world of regular police work, and he has fun exploring the feuds and power-struggles lurking below the surface of a tranquil agricultural community. Whilst ports are obviously what he does best, his villages are always interesting too, so this is an enjoyable read, even if the actual case is fairly straightforward.
As usual, this wartime publication is set in a kind of generic thirties peacetime, with no mention of current events at all.
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Language
Original language
French
Original publication date
1941
Physical description
183 p.; 18.5 cm
Local notes
Omslag: Ikke angivet
Omslaget viser en mand, der står bøjet med armen strakt ud som efter at have slået nogen
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra fransk "L'Inspecteur Cadavre" af Karen Nyrop Christensen
Maigret, bind 41
Side 158: Han var irriteret, ydmyget over at være en så sølle forbryder!
Side 170: Hvordan kan De påstå, jeg lyver, når jeg endnu ikke har sagt noget?
Side 181: En repareret vase er jo aldrig det samme som en hel vase, men det er og bliver dog en vase, ikke sandt?
Omslaget viser en mand, der står bøjet med armen strakt ud som efter at have slået nogen
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra fransk "L'Inspecteur Cadavre" af Karen Nyrop Christensen
Maigret, bind 41
Side 158: Han var irriteret, ydmyget over at være en så sølle forbryder!
Side 170: Hvordan kan De påstå, jeg lyver, når jeg endnu ikke har sagt noget?
Side 181: En repareret vase er jo aldrig det samme som en hel vase, men det er og bliver dog en vase, ikke sandt?
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183
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