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He was a big, bony man. Iron muscles shaped his jacket sleeves and quickly wore through new trousers. He had a way of imposing himself just by standing there.

December 31, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Some things about Simenon and Maigret before we get started. Georges Simenon was a Belgian/French novelist who is credited with some four hundred or so novels and other books. That’s a lot. Many many of his books are very short (100-150) pages and about 80 of them are mysteries about the French inspector Maigret. But that leaves the most of his books not being about him. He’s also credited as the 6th best selling writer of all time, which to me is insane. The list, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: a crime in holland, a man's head, georges simenon, maigret and the man on the bench, pietr the latvian, the carter of "la providence", the confessional, the hanged man of saint-pholien, the last monsieur gallet, the night at the crossroads

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