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      • In his investigations, Maigret's method is to put himself in another person's place in order to discover why the crime was committed, rather than just finding out whodunit.
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  2. Jan 10, 2020 · In the late novel Maigret and the Killer, men playing cards in a bar don’t bother to investigate the noise of a murder outside. That said, the Maigrets are still crime fiction, where tension is central.

  3. Aug 1, 2023 · Simenon’s novel concludes with Maigret recuperating from surgery, reviewing his own conduct in the case, and ultimately, with a melancholy air, accepting a degree of responsibility for the murder of his young partner.

  4. Dec 29, 2016 · The primary case that Maigret is being asked to investigate instead is the vicious assault and murder of innocent citizens in Picardie. Alternatively, the case that Maigret prefers appears to be underworld related although Maigret is not convinced.

  5. In his investigations, Maigret's method is to put himself in another person's place in order to discover why the crime was committed, rather than just finding out whodunit. He is described as a person with extraordinary humanity .

    Title
    French-language Publication Date
    Penguin Uk Reissue Date
    Reissue #
    Maigret et Monsieur Charles
    February 1972
    9 Jan 2020
    75
    Maigret et l'indicateur
    June 1971
    5 Dec 2019
    74
    Maigret et l'homme tout seul
    February 1971
    7 Nov 2019
    73
    May 1970
    3 Oct 2019
    72
  6. Sep 19, 2024 · Key to the Maigret investigative method is his walking a yard or two in the shoes of not just the victim to learn the circumstances of the crime, but the perpetrator too, ostensibly to understand the killer’s motivations.

  7. Unlike most fictional detectives, Maigret does not use the process of reasoning while engaged in an investigation, but instead relies on his intuition and unique facilities of perception to study all those involved and eventually identify the killer.

  8. Sep 12, 2022 · What looks at first like a cold-blooded murder is revealed to be a hot-blooded and excusable act of protective passion on the part of a middle-aged lover, and the pathos comes from the woman’s ...