Maigret's little joke

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The edition I read was translated by one Dennis Brain, and I'm afraid he could have done with an independent and bilingual proofreader.

When a particularly sensational murder takes place in Paris, Chief Inspector Maigret is on holiday and must follow the investigation like any member of the public, through newspapers and news flashes. The title is a case in point: "Maigret's Little Joke" is not a very felicitous rendering of Maigret S'Amuse. In ‘Maigret and the Burglar’s Wife’, "Sad Freddie" is committing a burglary when he discovers the body of a dead woman, holding a telephone in her hand. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, including a 1/2" chip to the lower front panel, in Brodart.Chapuis went down to Concarneau, where Éveline was from, and discovered that her past included a history of affairs.

The mysteries themselves are typical; selfish, smooth-tongued characters complicate the detective's investigations, which are eventually completed and then presented in the climactic scenes. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Maurice Denham stars as Maigret with Michael Gough as Georges Simenon in four more of the French detective's most intriguing cases. Maurice Denham plays the chief inspector in these four radio dramas produced by BBC Radio: "The Yellow Dog," "Inspector Cadaver," "Maigret's Little Joke," and "Maigret and the Burglar's Wife.Believing that without him the police are missing a trick or two he anonymously sends in helpful messages, which ultimately result in the perpetrator of the crime being unmasked.

Jave had been in the house when his wife arranged to meet Négrel, who had kept his office hours, but gone home early after the confrontation with her.At first, Maigret enjoys following the case as just another member of the public, via newsreels and newspapers, but after awhile it becomes agonising, this staying away from the office. A full-cast dramatisation starring Maurice Denham as Inspector Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges Simenon The world's best-known French detective, Jules Maigret, talks to his creator Georges Simenon about one of his most intriguing cases in this full-cast dramatisation that has been specially adapted for radio from the original novel. In " Maigret's Little Joke" (aka Maigret Enjoys Himself), the naked body of a woman is discovered in a bed.

This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. But you read a Simenon book more for the air, and there's a lot of here, with lovely details of Paris. Then it is revealed that Gilbert Négrel had apparently been having an affair with Jave's wife, although he had a fiancée, Martine Chapuis, whose father, Noël Chapuis, the barrister, took over Négrel's defense. Internet Archive's in-browser audio with external links "theater" requires JavaScript to be enabled. Maigret finds himself obliged to take a real, honest-to-goodness vacation; he's getting older and having trouble getting his groove back after a serious bout of bronchitis.

A Maigret with a slight difference in that he is on holiday when a crime is committed and his deputy takes up the investigation. The dramas offer no introduction or background information on Maigret, so a listener unfamiliar with his stories may find the occasional focus on his foibles and mannerisms puzzling.