"Maigret and Monsieur Charles Maigret and Monsieur Charles (French: ""Maigret et Monsieur Charles"") is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. Maigret is a few years short of his retirement and has just refused promotion to the post of Head of the Police Judiciare, preferring the human contact he enjoys as Head of the Criminal Division. His wish is granted when Madam Nathalie Sabin-Levesque, an elegant but highly nervous lady insists that he personally investigates the disappearance of her husband Gėrard, a highly successful and rich Parisian lawyer. With the assistance of various"
"Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper (original French-language title Maigret au ""Picratt's"") is a detective novel by the Belgian crime writer Georges Simenon, featuring the author's most celebrated character Inspector Maigret. The book was published at the end of 1950, and was later translated into English by Cornelia Schaeffer as ""Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper"" and by Daphne Woodward as ""Maigret in Montmartre"". The plot of the novel revolves around the murder of a stripper called Arlette, and the novel is noted for its depiction of the seedy nightlife of the Montmartre district"
"Davies played Maigret. A French television version with Jean Richard as Maigret aired on 1 February 1969. A second French television version with Bruno Cremer aired on 15 March 1992. Maigret in Exile Maigret in Exile (French: ""La Maison du Juge"") is a 1940 detective novel by the Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon. The mysterious moves of bureaucrats have exiled Maigret to a small town in the coast of Normandy where it rains all the time and there is nothing to do except for playing billiards in the local pub and sniff the gel that the local inspector lathers into"
"Schwartz. The character of Maigret was invented by Simenon but after the first few novels was influenced by Chief Inspector , said to be the greatest French detective of his day, who became a longtime friend of Simenon. Maigret is described as a large, broad shouldered man — he is gruff, but patient and fair. Recurring characters in the series include Maigret's wife Louise (usually referred to simply as ) and in particular ""The Faithful Four"", a group consisting of his four loyal police colleagues (Sgt./Inspector Lucas, , , and Torrence). List of Maigret novels with date of French-language publication"
"most famous character invented by Simenon, Commissaire Maigret, made his first appearance in a piece in ""Detective"" written at Joseph Kessel's request. This first ever Maigret detective story was written while boating in The Netherlands, particularly in and around the Dutch town of Delfzijl. A statue of Maigret in Delfzijl is a perpetual reminder of this. 1932 saw Simenon travel extensively, sending back reports from Africa, eastern Europe, Turkey, and the Soviet Union. A trip around the world followed in 1934 and 1935. Between 1932 and 1936, Simenon, Tigy, and Boule lived at La Richardière, a 16th-century manor house in"
"Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Georges Simenon was born at 26 rue Léopold (now number 24) in Liège to Désiré Simenon and his wife Henriette. Désiré Simenon worked in an accounting office at an insurance company and had married Henriette in April 1902. Although Georges Simenon was born on Friday 13 February 1903 superstition resulted in his birth being registered as having"
"Russian, later named as Fyodor Yurevich. Maigret follows him back to Paris, to a flop-house in the Marais district where he is found to live with a prostitute, Anna Gorskin. So who is Peter? A vagrant, a seaman, a businessman, a corpse? Is he Russian, Norwegian, American or Latvian? Maigret's persistence is needed to unravel the mystery and track down the real Peter. In this story we are introduced to aspects of M's detective method. Simenon tells us that, like any other policeman, Maigret “worked with the amazing tools that men like Bertillon, Reiss and Locard have given the police;"
"Maigret at the Crossroads Maigret at the Crossroads () is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Inspector Maigret in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction. The plot of the novel is driven by the murder of Isaac Goldberg, a Jewish diamond merchant, in a place outside Paris known as the Three Widows' Crossroads. The cast of characters includes: Originally written in French, the novel was translated into English by Robert Baldick"
"/ Le plus grand Belge (""The Greatest Belgian"") in two separate television shows. In the Flemish version, he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version, he ended 10th place. Simenon's work has been widely adapted to cinema and television. He is credited on at least 171 productions. Notable films include: Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Georges Simenon was born at 26 rue"
"and published by Penguin in 1963. It was dramatized as ""Night at the Crossroads"" in 1932 in a film written and directed by Jean Renoir, starring Renoir's brother Pierre Renoir as Inspector Maigret. Maigret at the Crossroads Maigret at the Crossroads () is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Inspector Maigret in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction. The plot of the novel is driven by the murder of Isaac Goldberg,"
"Maigret's Dead Man Maigret's Dead Man (French: Maigret et son mort) is a 1948 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Also translated as ""Maigret and His Dead Man"" or ""Maigret’s Special Murder"", it was Simenon's 29th Maigret novel. A man telephones for Maigret from a café and saying that he is being followed. Without finishing the call he hangs up. He attempts to call Maigret from different cafés, then the calls cease. Then a body is found in the Place de la Concorde badly beaten and stabbed. It was observed being dumped"
"A Battle of Nerves A Battle of Nerves (French: ""La Tête d'un homme"", also known as ""A Man's Head"") is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest of Simenon's ""Maigret"" novels, and one of eleven he had published that year. It was one of the most successful of the early titles and among the first Maigrets to be filmed. Maigret had been investigating the murder of Mme. Henderson, a rich American woman, and her maid, at her house in Saint-Cloud. Despite the evidence against"
"Maigret in Exile Maigret in Exile (French: ""La Maison du Juge"") is a 1940 detective novel by the Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon. The mysterious moves of bureaucrats have exiled Maigret to a small town in the coast of Normandy where it rains all the time and there is nothing to do except for playing billiards in the local pub and sniff the gel that the local inspector lathers into his hair. Then an old woman shows up with a story about a body in the house of a judge in the fishing village of l'Aiguillon and things get interesting."
"from a car. ""Maigret's Dead Man"" has been dramatized five times: Maigret's Dead Man Maigret's Dead Man (French: Maigret et son mort) is a 1948 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Also translated as ""Maigret and His Dead Man"" or ""Maigret’s Special Murder"", it was Simenon's 29th Maigret novel. A man telephones for Maigret from a café and saying that he is being followed. Without finishing the call he hangs up. He attempts to call Maigret from different cafés, then the calls cease. Then a body is found in the Place de"
"questions or commenting from time to time. After Denham's death, the series was continued in 2003 with Nicholas Le Prevost playing a gruffer, more earthy Maigret and Julian Barnes playing Simenon. adapted the novels into the comic series ""Maigret"" (1950–53), published in and . Rumeu (drawings) and (script) adapted the Maigret story into the comic strip ""Maigret"" in 1969. Between 1992 and 1997 the series ""Maigret"" inspired five albums, drawn by Philippe Wurm and Frank Brichau. Inspector Juzo Megure from ""Detective Conan"" is loosely based on Maigret, in both appearance and name. Both are police inspectors, and are known for"
"complicated waitress at the hotel, and a strange yellow dog that seems to be haunting the neighborhood. The customs official is shot in the leg, Servières disappears and is found and brought back, and a giant vagrant is arrested before Maigret solves the case. The novel was originally published in French in 1931 as ""Le Chien jaune"" and published by Fayard. The first English translation, translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury, was published by George Routledge & Sons in 1939 as A Face for a Clue. It was also reissued (by Severn House) as Maigret and the Concarneau Murders in 1980. The"
"Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial ""The Singing Detective"", Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial ""Maigret"", and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six ""Harry Potter"" films after the death of Richard Harris who had previously played the role. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards. He was knighted in 1998 for services to drama, and he"
"in 1969 (Jan Teulings); and in Russian in 1992 (Vladimir Samoilov). It has been adapted for French TV on three occasions: in 1967, for the Jean Richard series, and re-made for that series in 1983; and in 1996 for the Bruno Cremer series. A Battle of Nerves A Battle of Nerves (French: ""La Tête d'un homme"", also known as ""A Man's Head"") is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest of Simenon's ""Maigret"" novels, and one of eleven he had published that year. It"
"Roger Delgado, William Franklyn, Michael Goodliffe, and Barry Foster, among others. Although staying largely true to the storyline of the books, the series featured only three of Maigret's team of detectives (the “faithful four”, omitting any casting for Janvier. The choice of Davies to play Maigret was enthusiastically approved by Simenon himself. Remembering the role in a 1964 interview Davies said ""When Andrew Osborn, the producer of the show, offered me the part on Good Friday in 1960, I knew very little about Maigret. I knew he was a famous French fictional detective, but that was all."" Rather than read"
"have a certain charm in their depiction of a kinder, gentler California, where the police were always ""good guys"" who solved all the crimes and respected the citizenry. It has been suggested that the ""Inspector Maigret"" novels of Georges Simenon aren't really procedurals because of their strong focus on the lead character, but the novels have always included subordinate members of his staff as supporting characters. More importantly, Simenon, who had been a journalist covering police investigations before creating Maigret, was giving an accurate depiction, or at least the appearance of an accurate depiction, of law enforcement in Paris. Further,"
"Maigret and the Yellow Dog Maigret and the Yellow Dog (French: ""Le Chien jaune"") is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. M. Mostaguen, the wine dealer at Concarneau, is wounded by a gunshot when returning home drunk from the local Admiral Hotel and Maigret, who is organizing the mobile squad in Rennes, is called in by the Mayor to solve the crime. Maigret settles down at the hotel and discovers a set of curious characters who include Jean Servières, a retired newspaper man from Paris; Ernest Michoux, a doctor who has never practiced; Emma, the mysterious and"
"Maigret and the Yellow Dog Maigret and the Yellow Dog (French: ""Le Chien jaune"") is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. M. Mostaguen, the wine dealer at Concarneau, is wounded by a gunshot when returning home drunk from the local Admiral Hotel and Maigret, who is organizing the mobile squad in Rennes, is called in by the Mayor to solve the crime. Maigret settles down at the hotel and discovers a set of curious characters who include Jean Servières, a retired newspaper man from Paris; Ernest Michoux, a doctor who has never practiced; Emma, the mysterious and"
"inclined to investigate a prominent dentist, who lives with his domineering mother, and has a wife who has apparently ""gone away on holiday"" - although Maigret knows he can prove nothing unless he can find the body. It was translated into English and released in the United Kingdom in 1956. It has been adapted several times for television. In 1992 it was made into an episode of an ITV ""Maigret"" series. Maigret and the Burglar's Wife Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (French: Maigret et la Grande Perche) is a 1951 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his"
"terms ""daddy"", ""daddy-o"", and ""papa"". He is named after a famous fictional Japanese detective, Zenigata Heiji. Zenigata's ability to handcuff criminals at a distance also comes from Zenigata Heiji, who threw coins with great force and accuracy and used them as weapons to disable criminals. In Japanese, the title of inspector is ""keibu"" (警部), although an early dub of ""Castle of Cagliostro"" erroneously stated Keibu as Zenigata's first name. In the Filipino dub of the series, Lupin refers to Zenigata as ""depektib"", a play on the words ""detective"" and ""defective"". Inspector Zenigata was first voiced by Shinsuke Chikaishi in the"
"programme again on 4 June 2006, and set a time in the Chevrolet Lacetti of 1:50.3, a significant improvement on his previous time of 1:55. He clipped his namesake corner the second time, and when asked why by Jeremy Clarkson, replied, ""I dunno — I just don't like it."" Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial ""The Singing Detective"", Jules Maigret in the"
"Inspector Fichet from the French suspense-thriller film ""Les Diaboliques"" (1955). The character first appeared in a 1960 episode of the television-anthology series ""The Chevy Mystery Show"", titled ""Enough Rope"". This was adapted by Levinson and Link from their short story ""May I Come In"", which had been published as ""Dear Corpus Delicti"" in an issue of ""Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine"". The short story did not include Columbo as a character. The first actor to portray Columbo, character actor Bert Freed, was a stocky character actor with a thatch of grey hair. Freed's Columbo wore a rumpled suit and smoked a"
"also looking out for him. Maigret eventually finds Alain waiting in Jeanne Debul's room while she is out. Treating him to a meal in the hotel restaurant, Maigret learns about Alain's father and recent events at his home; the links between his father, Jeanne Debul and André Delteil become clear. The story was included in the first series of the BBC television dramatizations of Maigret stories featuring Rupert Davies as the detective: ""The Revolver"" was broadcast in 1960. Maigret's Revolver Maigret's Revolver is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version ""Le Revolver de Maigret"" appeared"
"Maigret's Revolver Maigret's Revolver is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version ""Le Revolver de Maigret"" appeared in 1952. The theft of Inspector Jules Maigret's revolver from his home begins a detective story that leads to Maigret travelling from Paris to London to find the young man who stole it, and the woman who is in danger of being his victim. An agitated young man visits Maigret's home while he is out, wanting to talk to him, but instead steals his revolver. Maigret and his wife later go to a dinner party of his acquaintance"
"dead by strangulation. Inspector Maigret is about to depart for his annual leave, but he decides to stay in town to help fellow Lognon in the investigations. Maigret a Pigalle Maigret a Pigalle (""Maigret in Pigalle"") is a 1966 Italian crime film directed by Mario Landi. It is based on the novel ""Maigret al Picratt's"" by Georges Simenon. Arlette is a stripper in a Paris nightclub called the ""Picrate"" in Pigalle. One evening, she comes into a police station to inform Inspector Lognon of a crime. She heard two strangers planning to assassinate an old countess in order to rob"
"Thirteen Against Fate Thirteen Against Fate is a British mystery thriller series, comprising thirteen individual stories by the French writer, Georges Simenon. There are no links between each story, other than the original author, and no story features Simenon's most famous creation, Maigret. Intended to be more of a psychological series than the usual British detective serial of the time, producer Irene Shubik remarked that ""[t]hese plays are not for the squeamish. They are not light detective stories, but intense psychological studies of individuals deeply involved in the aftermath of murder or death."", while The Daily Telegraph described the first"
"in Paris. The novel has been rated one of the ten best Maigret stories and has been adapted several times for TV and film. It has been adapted three times in English: In 1960, as ""Murder in Montmartre"", it was the first episode of the BBC's ""Maigret"" series, starring Rupert Davies in the title role; In 1993, as ""Maigret and the Night-club Dancer"", it was an episode of the ITV ""Maigret"" series starring Michael Gambon; and in 2017, as ""Maigret in Montmartre"", in the later ITV series, starring Rowan Atkinson. Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper Inspector Maigret and the"
"Joe Friday Detective Sergeant Joseph ""Joe"" Friday is a fictional character created (and portrayed) by Jack Webb as the lead for his series ""Dragnet"". Friday is portrayed as a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department. The character first appeared on June 3, 1949 in the premiere of the NBC radio drama that launched the series. Webb played the character on radio and later television from 1949–1959 and again from 1967–1970, also appearing as Friday in a 1954 theatrical release and a 1966 made-for-TV film. Over the earlier run of the series, Friday was partnered with Sgt. Ben Romero (Barton"
"the choice of victim surprises even Maigret. Originally written in French in 1968, the novel was translated into English by Lyn Moir and published by Harcourt Brace in 1969. ""Maigret hésite"" appeared on French television with Bruno Cremer as Maigret on 26 May 2000 under the title ""Maigret chez les riches"". Also with Jean Richard as Maigret on 6 December 1975 and in a Russian version under the title ""Megre Kolebletsya"" with Boris Tenine as Maigret in 1981. Maigret Hesitates Maigret Hesitates () is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. When a series of letters, written on"