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Maigret's Boyhood Friend

by Georges Simenon · 1940

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When Maigret receives a visit from an old schoolmate whose mistress has been shot to death, he feels compelled to look into the case. Yet his friend is one of the suspects—along with the dead woman's four other lovers, each unknown to the others. The basis for a public television Mystery! presentation. Translated by Eileen Ellenbogen.

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1940s1940sMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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