Résultats de "George Simenon" dans Toutes les catégories

Sono le quattro e mezzo di mattina quando Arlette, una giovane spogliarellista di Pigalle, varca il portone del commissariato. Un po' sbronza, il rossetto sbavato, la ragazza sostiene di aver sentito al night due uomini complottare l'assassinio di una contessa. Nessuno la prende sul serio e Arlette ritira tutto. Ma poco dopo viene ritrovata strangolata e, a distanza di qualche ora, la stessa sorte subisce la contessa von Farnheim.

Als wie aus heiterem Himmel der junge Schriftsteller Sim auftaucht und Kommissar Maigret mit seinen Geschichten behelligt, wird dessen Leben gehörig auf den Kopf gestellt. Denn abgesehen von der gemeinsamen Liebe zum Pfeifenrauchen könnten diese beiden Herren unterschiedlicher nicht sein. Umso ärgerlicher ist es da, dass der Schundbuchautor auch noch die Dreistigkeit besitzt, Maigret zur Hauptfigur seiner Romanreihe avancieren zu lassen. Maigret zeigt sich pikiert, zumal dieses literarische Ebenbild seiner selbst ihm gar nicht recht gefallen will.

Eine Schneiderin schickt Maigret einen verzweifelten Hilferuf. Denn ihr Geliebter, Albert, soll bei einem Einbruch auf dem Boulevard Beaumarchais jemanden erschossen haben und die verzweifelte junge Frau erhält seitdem Drohbriefe.

Seit einem Jahr ist Maigret im Ruhestand. In seinem Häuschen duftet es nach köstlichen Ragouts und im Garten nach reifem Obst. Da wendet sich ein amerikanischer Millionärssohn an ihn - sein Vater werde bedroht, er brauche Maigrets Hilfe. Der muss nicht lange überlegen und besteigt mit dem jungen Mann ein Schiff nach New York. Kaum von Bord, verschwindet sein Auftraggeber spurlos. Maigret macht sich dennoch an die Arbeit, durchstreift die Bronx, das Greenwich Village. Mit dem American Way of Life allerdings kommt er gar nicht zurecht.

Patrick Martin Ashbridge, un abogado que se ha ganado la confianza de la clase acomodada de Tumacacori, en la frontera de Estados Unidos con México, recibe la inesperada visita de su hermano menor Donald, prófugo que cumplía condena por un intento de asesinato. Un hombre débil, irresponsable y, sin embargo, dotado de un extraño poder de persuasión.

Maigrets privatester Fall: Ein Familienmitglied wird des Mordes beschuldigt. Der junge Inspektor Philippe Lauer hat einen Fehler gemacht: Der Pächter des Nachtlokals Floria, das er überwachen sollte, ist umgebracht worden, und in all der Aufregung hat Philippe auch noch Spuren am Tatort in der Rue Fontaine hinterlassen. Jetzt glaubt die Polizei, er selbst habe den Mann getötet. Da kann nur einer helfen: Jules Maigret, Kommissar im Ruhestand und Philippes Onkel.

He needed to get out of his office, soak up the atmosphere and discover different worlds with each new investigation. He needed the cafés and bars where he so often ended up waiting, at the counter, drinking a beer or a calvados depending on the circumstances. He needed to do battle patiently in his office with a suspect who refused to talk and sometimes, after hours and hours, he'd obtain a dramatic confession. In Simenon's final novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the famous detective reaches a pivotal moment in his career.

'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.

A visit from a long-lost schoolmate who has fallen on hard times forces Maigret to unpick a seedy tangle of love affairs in Montmartre, and to confront the tragedy of a wasted life. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Boyhood Friend.

Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just 10 days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over 20 years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city. Maigret's patience is tested as he eliminates neighbour by neighbour in his hunt for the murderer.

During a quiet spell in June, Maigret, is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman. When a body is discovered near the famous Père Lachaise cemetery, Maigret struggles to find any clues to the perpetrator and loses his temper when his own reputation is threatened by the case.

When a tramp is recovered from the Seine after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man's personal circumstances to figure out just who wanted to kill him. This novel has been published in previous translations as Maigret and the Dosser and Maigret and the Bum.

Inspector Maigret is followed home one evening by a man who reveals his intention to kill his wife and her lover. Maigret intervenes and speaks to the man daily, but when the calls suddenly stop Maigret finds a murder on his hands.

Set against a high-profile hunt for the latest criminal gang to hit Paris, Maigret is determined to track down the murderer of a quiet crook for whom he cannot help feeling affection and respect. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Idle Burglar.

A once-wealthy family closes ranks when one of their own is shot, leaving Maigret - along with a troublesome new magistrate - to pick his way through their secrets.

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.

When a man’s headless body is discovered in Paris’ Saint-Martin Canal, Maigret is quick to answer the call. It is in this very neighborhood that he meets a strangely taciturn woman who runs a cafe. Her husband is away on a trip - or so she says. As is often the case, Maigret soon learns that there is more to the story than meets the eye.

When a school teacher from a small coastal town near La Rochelle asks Maigret to help prove he is innocent of murder, the Inspector returns with him to his insular community and finds the residents closing ranks to conceal the truth.

A young woman named Lulu, who has a history of brushes with the law and once lived on the streets of the 18th arrondissement, is found murdered in Paris. Maigret is called to the scene and soon learns that her boyfriend, a musician, has gone into hiding upon reading the news of her death. And when the inspector learns that the young victim was pregnant, he begins to suspect the case might be more sinister than he imagined.

Es ist ein heißer Augustnachmittag. Die Brüder Donge sitzen mit ihren Familien im Garten ihres Landhauses. Plötzlich springt François Donge auf und stürzt ins Badezimmer. Als Chemiker hat er sofort begriffen, dass seine zarte Frau Bébé, die alle wie ein Kind behandeln, mehr als nur Zucker in seinen Kaffee getan hat. Ein gescheiterter Mordversuch - schlimmer kann eine Ehe nicht enden. Im Krankenhaus muss sich der Schürzenjäger François damit auseinandersetzen, wie es so weit kommen konnte.