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Maigret Hesitates

by Georges Simenon · 1968

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An anonymous letter, that tells of a soon to be committed murder, takes inspector Maigret to the home of a prominent lawyer on his search for the letter's author.

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Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 190 pages

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