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Simenon explicitly references Maigret's advancing years in this one (an ancient 55 years old! Made me feel effing ancient reading that!), when on his doctor's advice he takes a month off in Vichy to take the waters for his health. Louise Maigret gets more page-time in this one, but only because Maigret is spending more time with her - I think we'll never really get a proper view of her other than as his wife, which is a shame.
Despite being ⬇️
I found Maigret's process as fascinating as ever, though the unspoken moral judgements Simenon makes about the murder victim and perpetrator didn't sit well. I'm not sure if this is due to a cultural Franco-British ⬇️ 1y