My Friend Maigret

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My Friend Maigret
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original title French: Mon ami Maigret
TranslatorShaun Whiteside
LanguageFrench
Publication date
1949

My Friend Maigret (French : Mon ami Maigret) is a 1949 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. [1] The book was translated into English by Shaun Whiteside. [1] [2] H.R.F. Keating included the novel in his list of "100 Best Crime and Mystry Books". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lanchester, John (4 June 2020). "Maigret's Room". London Review of Books. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "My Friend Maigret". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "H.R.F. Keating 100 Best Crime and Mystry Books". Classic Crime Fiction.