French
DeutschMaigret and the Burglar's Wife
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| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | Maigret et la grande perche |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Presses de la Cité |
Publication date | 1951 |
Published in English | 1956 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret Takes a Room |
| Followed by | Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters |
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (French: Maigret et la Grande Perche) is a 1951 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.[1] Maigret is spurred into action by a visit from a burglar's wife, whom he had known well many years before. She informs him that a few nights previously her husband had been in the act of burgling a house when he discovered a dead body on the floor. Horrified, he had fled the scene, and then left the country - writing to his wife by letter. Maigret is inclined to investigate a prominent dentist, who lives with his domineering mother, and has a wife who has apparently "gone away on holiday" - although Maigret knows he can prove nothing unless he can find the body.
It was translated into English and released in the United Kingdom in 1956.
Adaptations
[edit]It has been adapted several times for television. In 1992 it was made into an episode of an ITV Maigret series.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Inspector Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (Inspector Maigret) by Georges Simenon". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "Maigret and the Burglar's Wife". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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