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Originally Posted by cc_in_oh
I've read about 40 Maigret's now, skipping a dozen or so that my libraries don't have in ebook form. I have to admire Simenon's knack for avoiding repetition book after book. Best example so far IMO is Maigret Enjoys Himself, where Maigret is on leave and so not involved when a sensational case arises. Instead he follows the case through detailed but incomplete newspaper accounts, gradually zeroing in on the key questions and figuring out the answers with no access to the resources he would normally have available. It's a brilliant change of perspective for the series.
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I've taken a bit of a break from the series, but my next will be
Maigret's Revolver; I've skipped a few titles as well that just didn't seem interesting. Simenon truly varied the characters among books, never seeming stock/cardboard at all. I'm listening to the audio, which while a bit of an extravagance at $10 a book, are outstandingly narrated!