A Face for a Clue (1931) by Georges Simenon is the second Maigret novel in the volume of two pictured above. Maigret is a detective I enjoy reading about. He is a fascinating character. There's a list of the novels here. This particular book has been adapted for film and television, including as The Yellow Dog in 1932, but I haven't seen any of them.
from Wikipedia:
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...The New York Times says, "After reading one book by Simenon you'll always want to read more."
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Another fabulous recommendation, thank you 😁. Wishing you a Happy Sunday! J 😊 x
ReplyDeleteI'll be putting more of the Maigret books on my birthday and Christmas lists :)
DeleteI'm probably hooked now, after seeing the film a few days ago. Glad you reviewed this, too.
ReplyDeleteI need to check and see how available these books are. There are a lot of them.
DeleteI wish I could remember which books of his I read but it's been a long time. I think too long and I should back and reread a few. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't remember which ones I read back in the day. It was the character really, rather than the plots, that stuck with me.
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