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Maigret A Man's Head & Other Stories
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Nicholas Le Prevost
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Nicholas Le Prevost stars as the French detective in four new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatizationsThese new adaptations of classic stories find Maigret recreating four memorable cases for his creator Georges Simenon.In ‘Maigret: A Man’s Head’, a convicted man is allowed to escape, then followed by police investigating a double murder.
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Nice Maigret Stories
- By Azrael on 03-02-23
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Maigret A Man's Head & Other Stories
- Narrated by: Nicholas Le Prevost
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 06-12-11
- Language: English
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The Cellars of the Majestic
- Inspector Maigret, Book 21
- By: Georges Simenon, Howard Curtis (translator)
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The dark side of glamorous expat life in Paris is brought to life in this new translation. Try to imagine a guest, a wealthy woman, staying at the Majestic with her husband, her son, a nurse and a governess...in a suite that costs more than a thousand francs a day.... At six in the morning, she's strangled, not in her room but in the basement locker room.... In all likelihood, that's where the crime was committed.... What was the woman doing in the basement? Who could have lured her down there, and how?
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The Cellars of the Majestic
- Inspector Maigret, Book 21
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 21
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 22-09-15
- Language: English
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Maigret's Little Joke and Other Stories (Dramatised)
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Nicholas Le Prevost
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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The Yellow Dog’ sees Maigret upsetting the citizens of Concarneau as he begins his murder investigation. But there is poison in the Pernod, a howling yellow dog and, it seems, a madman on the loose... In ‘Maigret and the Burglar’s Wife’, "Sad Freddie" is committing a burglary when he discovers the body of a dead woman, holding a telephone in her hand. Can Maigret believe the burglar’s wife in the face of other evidence?
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My Favourite Maigret
- By Amazon Customer on 24-05-16
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Maigret's Little Joke and Other Stories (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Nicholas Le Prevost
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-12-11
- Language: English
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The Misty Harbour
- Inspector Maigret, Book 15
- By: Georges Simenon, David Bellos - translator
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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A new translation of Georges Simenon's gripping tale of lost identity. A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards. Questioned in French, he remains mute... A madman? In Maigret's office, he is searched. His suit is new, his underwear is new, his shoes are new. All identifying labels have been removed. No identification papers. No wallet. Five crisp thousand-franc bills have been slipped into one of his pockets.
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An excellent story!
- By Liz... Bristol on 26-12-22
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The Misty Harbour
- Inspector Maigret, Book 15
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 15
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-08-15
- Language: English
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Maigret and the Wine Merchant
- Inspector Maigret, Book 71
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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'Maigret had never been comfortable in certain circles, among the wealthy bourgeoisie where he felt clumsy and awkward.... Built like a labourer, Oscar Chabut had hauled himself up into this little world through sheer hard work and, to convince himself that he was accepted, he felt the need to sleep with most of the women.' When a wealthy wine merchant is shot in a Paris street, Maigret must investigate a long list of the ruthless businessman's enemies before he can get to the sad truth of the affair.
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Maigret the magnificent.
- By Tomboy on 22-08-22
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Maigret and the Wine Merchant
- Inspector Maigret, Book 71
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 71
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 12-10-20
- Language: English
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Pietr-le-letton
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Antoine Duléry
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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Jumeaux et escroquerie... La police internationale signale l'arrivée à Paris du célèbre escroc "Pietr-le-letton". Maigret le file dès sa descente du rapide L'Étoile-du-Nord. Mais alors que le suspect se rend à l'hôtel Majestic, on découvre dans le train un cadavre qui est son sosie. Tandis que Pietr prend de mystérieux contacts avec un milliardaire américain, M. Mortimer-Levingston, l'enquête sur le meurtre conduit Maigret à Fécamp, où il l'aperçoit, sortant de la villa d'une certaine Mme Swaan.
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Pietr-le-letton
- Narrated by: Antoine Duléry
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 14-03-19
- Language: French
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Inspector Cadaver
- Inspector Maigret, Book 24
- By: Georges Simenon, William Hobson - translator
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs
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Maigret's old colleague becomes an unexpected rival in book 24 of the new Penguin Maigret series. In everyone's eyes, even the old ladies hiding behind their quivering curtains, even the kids just now who had turned to stare after they had passed him, he was the intruder, the undesirable. No, worse, he was fundamentally untrustworthy, some stranger who had just turned up from who knew where to do who knew what.
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Great start but a real mess of an ending - as so often with Simenon.
- By Thamesis on 14-08-23
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Inspector Cadaver
- Inspector Maigret, Book 24
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 24
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 16-02-16
- Language: English
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Maigret in New York
- Inspector Maigret, Book 27
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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What was it about him that had struck Maigret so forcefully? Little John had cold eyes! Four or five times in his life, he had met people with cold eyes, those eyes that can stare at you without establishing any human contact. Persuaded to sail to New York by a fearful young law student, Maigret finds himself drawn into the city's underworld and a wealthy businessman's closely guarded past.
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One of the best
- By Resonate on 04-01-23
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Maigret in New York
- Inspector Maigret, Book 27
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 27
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 31-05-16
- Language: English
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Maigret in Court
- Inspector Maigret, Book 55
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret remains unconvinced of the man's guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant's private life that may prove his innocence.
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Rather slow
- By magpie on 07-05-19
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Maigret in Court
- Inspector Maigret, Book 55
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 55
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-03-19
- Language: English
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Maigret and the Killer
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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Leaning on the banisters, Madame Maigret watched her husband going heavily downstairs.... What the newspapers didn't know was how much energy he put into trying to understand, how much he concentrated during certain investigations. It was as if he identified with the people he was hunting and suffered the same torments as they did.
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Maigret: Detecting a great story.
- By Jack Adams on 18-11-21
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Maigret and the Killer
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 77
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-10-20
- Language: English
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Liberty Bar
- Inspector Maigret, Book 17
- By: Georges Simenon, David Bellos - translator
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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A new translation of Georges Simenon's devastating novel set on the French Riviera. It had a smell of holidays. The previous evening, in Cannes harbour, with the setting sun, had also had the smell of holidays, especially the Ardena, whose owner swaggered in front of two girls with gorgeous figures. Dazzled at first by the glamour of sunny Antibes, Maigret soon finds himself immersed in the less salubrious side of the Riviera, as he retraces the final steps of a local eccentric.
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One of Simeon’s best.
- By R. Lewin on 27-12-21
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Liberty Bar
- Inspector Maigret, Book 17
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 17
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 18-08-15
- Language: English
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Maigret Defends Himself
- Inspector Maigret, Book 63
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.
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Without doubt one of the best Maigret stories.
- By Thamesis on 03-02-22
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Maigret Defends Himself
- Inspector Maigret, Book 63
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 63
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 21-02-20
- Language: English
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The Judge’s House
- Inspector Maigret, Book 22
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
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Exiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal town in this new translation. A short, sprightly man appeared in the doorway, looked left and right, and went back into the passage. A moment later, the improbable happened. The little man reappeared, bent over, clinging to a long mass that he now started dragging through the mud. It must have been heavy. After four metres, he stopped to catch his breath. The front door of the house had been left open.
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It's Simenon - enough said!
- By Tomboy on 15-08-24
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The Judge’s House
- Inspector Maigret, Book 22
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 22
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 15-10-15
- Language: English
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Maigret's Revolver
- Inspector Maigret, Book 40
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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When Maigret's .45 revolver is stolen from his home, he becomes embroiled in a murder in which the gun may have played a deadly role. Maigret is the victim of a burglary in which the .45 revolver he had received as a gift from the FBI is stolen. That evening Maigret attends a dinner where François Lagrange, an acquaintance of Maigret's friend, is expected but fails to appear due to ill health. Following his instincts, Maigret decides to investigate Lagrange's absence and uncovers a body stowed in a trunk....
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Excellent tale
- By David Williams on 27-05-21
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Maigret's Revolver
- Inspector Maigret, Book 40
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 40
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 30-12-17
- Language: English
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Maigret and the Tall Woman
- Inspector Maigret, Book 38
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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A visit from the tall, thin woman he arrested many years ago - now married to a hapless burglar - leads Maigret on a tortuous investigation in which he struggles with a formidable suspect. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Burglar's Wife.'
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Another in great series
- By Kindle Customer on 06-06-20
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Maigret and the Tall Woman
- Inspector Maigret, Book 38
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 38
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 20-06-17
- Language: English
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Maigret Sets a Trap
- Inspector Maigret, Book 48
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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Paris comes under siege when someone starts killing women on the streets one summer - and Maigret must hatch a plan to lure the murderer out. It was 4 August. The windows were wide open but brought no relief, since they allowed in even more warm air, which seemed to be rising from the melting tarmac, the burning hot stonework and even the Seine itself: one could imagine the river steaming like a pan of water on a stove.
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probably...
- By woodwild on 07-09-22
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Maigret Sets a Trap
- Inspector Maigret, Book 48
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 48
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 27-07-18
- Language: English
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Maigret and the Loner
- Inspector Maigret, Book 73
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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The death of a homeless man in a condemned building in Les Halles leads Maigret on the trail of the vagrant's mysterious past and an event that happened years ago in the close-knit community of Montmartre.
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Superb
- By Thamesis on 11-04-23
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Maigret and the Loner
- Inspector Maigret, Book 73
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 73
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 10-12-20
- Language: English
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Maigret Gets Angry
- Inspector Maigret, Book 26
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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Ernest Malik had been right when he had looked at Maigret with a smile that was a mixture of sarcasm and contempt. This wasn't a case for him. He was out of his depth. This world was unfamiliar to him, and he had difficulty piecing it all together. Peacefully tending his garden in the countryside, Maigret is called upon to investigate a rich family with skeletons in their cupboard - and finds himself confronted by lies, snobbery and malice.
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Why is this not Unabridged
- By Iain on 26-05-16
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Maigret Gets Angry
- Inspector Maigret, Book 26
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 26
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 15-03-16
- Language: English
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The Two-Penny Bar
- Inspector Maigret, Book 11
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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In this new translation of Simenon's twisted tale, a forgotten crime comes to light in the Parisian summer. The sunshine almost as thick as syrup in the quiet streets of the Left Bank...there are days like this, when ordinary life seems heightened, when the people walking down the street, the trams and cars all seem to exist in a fairy tale. A story told by a condemned man leads Maigret to a bar by the Seine.
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Beautifully brought to life with a wonderful narration.
- By Richard Latham on 25-09-22
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The Two-Penny Bar
- Inspector Maigret, Book 11
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 11
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 04-09-14
- Language: English
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Maigret and the Ghost
- Inspector Maigret, Book 62
- By: Georges Simenon
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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During an undercover case Inspector Lognon is shot in a room he was sharing with a beautiful woman who has since disappeared. Inspector Maigret retraces Lognon's secretive last few days and is drawn into the darker side of the art world.
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Another Triumph
- By Lesley Edmondson on 21-05-24
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Maigret and the Ghost
- Inspector Maigret, Book 62
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Series: Inspector Maigret, Book 62
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 31-01-20
- Language: English
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