Maurice Denham is the famous French detective Maigret and Michael Gough is his creator Georges Simenon in these five classic radio dramatisations. Parisian detective Jules Maigret first appeared in print in 1931,and went on to feature in 76 novels and 28 short stories. An enduringly popular character,his adventures have been adapted on radio and television,most recently in ITV's series starring Rowan Atkinson.In these radio plays,Maigret and Simenon look back over five of their most memorable cases. An anonymous letter sends Maigret back to the village where he grew up,Inspector Lapointe falls in love for the first time - and kills someone for the first time,and a model train seller tells Maigret that his wife is trying to poison him. Plus,how is the death of a Count linked to a collection of love letters And can Maigret's carefully prepared plan prevent the latest in a string of serial killingsFirst broadcast in 1976 on BBC Radio 4,the episodes included in this collection are: Maigret Goes Home Maigret in Montmartre Maigret has Scruples Maigret in Society Maigret Sets a Trap Classic Radio Crime: presenting vintage detectives for your investigation! Duration: 3 hours 45 mins
Publisher: BBC Audio,A Division Of Random HouseISBN: 9781785297038Weight: 220 gDimensions: 142 x 124 x 24 mm
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Praise for Georges Simenon:"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century... Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside,though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories."-The Guardian "These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself."-The Washington Post "Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals."-People "I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov."-William Faulkner "The greatest of all,the most genuine novelist we have had in literature."-Andr茅 Gide "A supreme writer... Unforgettable vividness."-The Independent (London) "Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales."-The Observer (London) "Compelling,remorseless,brilliant."-John Gray "A truly wonderful writer... Marvelously readable-lucid,simple,absolutely in tune with the world he creates."-Muriel Spark "A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it."lle -Peter Ackroyd "Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century."-John Banville
Georges Simenon
Staggeringly prolific and stylistically revolutionary,French author Georges Simenon is the creator of Inspector Maigret and one of the most significant crime writers in literary history.
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