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A Man's Head by Georges Simenon
3.0
Maigret had previously caught a murderer who is set to be executed, however, he convinces the police to let the man escape so that Maigret can reinvestigate the crime. things go wrong pretty quickly.
the set-up is interesting, but I found that a lot of this story had to be told as a summary after the fact, rather than being revealed along the way. I also felt that in previous books, Simenon's economical writing managed to convey a depth of psychological insight that in this book was, again, relayed by Maigret after the fact instead.
the set-up is interesting, but I found that a lot of this story had to be told as a summary after the fact, rather than being revealed along the way. I also felt that in previous books, Simenon's economical writing managed to convey a depth of psychological insight that in this book was, again, relayed by Maigret after the fact instead.