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A review by j_rowley
The Late Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon
4.0
Maigret seems to be the only senior officer working when there’s a murder outside of Paris. It’s hot, it’s uncomfortable, yet Maigret has to inform the widow who doesn’t believe him.
As Maigret uncovers more about Gallet, the more lies he discovers. The salesman wasn’t a salesman, he was a grifter who had been lying to his wife for years. Maigret continues to dig only to find out Gallet was from a good family and traded his name when he was young and hard up. Finally at the end of his rope because he was being blackmailed, he fakes his suicide so it looks like murder. This way his wife will get the insurance.
Maigret uncovers the truth but allows the lie to continue to protect the widow. Shows empathy. Love the quick read but also how full of details it is.
As Maigret uncovers more about Gallet, the more lies he discovers. The salesman wasn’t a salesman, he was a grifter who had been lying to his wife for years. Maigret continues to dig only to find out Gallet was from a good family and traded his name when he was young and hard up. Finally at the end of his rope because he was being blackmailed, he fakes his suicide so it looks like murder. This way his wife will get the insurance.
Maigret uncovers the truth but allows the lie to continue to protect the widow. Shows empathy. Love the quick read but also how full of details it is.