The Night at the Crossroads - Inspector Maigret Mystery Novel | Classic Crime Fiction Book for Adults | Perfect for Book Clubs & Detective Story Lovers
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“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le CarréA sensational tale of deceit and back-stabbing in an isolated community in which only Inspector Maigret can intervene“She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half-light....‘I gather you wish to talk to me, Inspector...but first of all please sit down...’ Her accent was more pronounced than Carl’s. Her voice sang, dropping on the last syllable of the longer words.”Maigret has been interrogating Carl Andersen for seventeen hours without a confession. He’s either innocent or a very good liar. So why was the body of a diamond merchant found at his isolated mansion? Why is his sister always shut away in her room? And why does everyone at Three Widows Crossroads have something to hide?
Customer Reviews
The novel moves slowly but not in a boring way. Maigret takes his time, speaking to every character in considerable detail, until you feel you know the small, rural crossroads, with only three houses, intimately. the detective, from Paris, assimilates the information and comes up with a long-time plot that we as readers did not discern. Yes, some sex is alluded to -- one woman tries to "come on" to Maigret and perhaps has a shady past, but certainly no overt sex. This is one of Simenon's books being reissued with a more modern translation. It's a classic.
