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Description
An eerie mystery in which a local wine dealer is shot and a strange yellow dog starts to circle the town—Inspector Maigret must navigate small-town dynamics to find the elusive culprit.
Late at night in a small seaside town, not a single light is on, and everyone is asleep. Or almost everyone: a man, drunk, departs for home after another evening at a hotel bar, where he and a few others regularly gather. Suddenly, he collapses—struck by a gunshot. The victim turns out to be the town’s most successful wine dealer, and the event soon leads to a series of other curiosities: poisoned drinks at the bar, another man found missing, and a dirty yellow dog haunting the neighborhood, accompanied by large, unfamiliar boot tracks. Detective Chief Inspector Maigret, who happens to be nearby heading up a mobile unit, arrives swiftly to resolve the growing confusion. Though a chill sets over town, with townspeople remaining tight-lipped, Maigret’s pursuit of the truth in Georges Simenon’s The Yellow Dog makes for a thrilling, breathless adventure.
An eerie mystery in which a local wine dealer is shot and a strange yellow dog starts to circle the town—Inspector Maigret must navigate small-town dynamics to find the elusive culprit.
An eerie mystery in which a local wine dealer is shot and a strange yellow dog starts to circle the town—Inspector Maigret must navigate small-town dynamics to find the elusive culprit.
Late at night in a small seaside town, not a single light is on, and everyone is asleep. Or almost everyone: a man, drunk, departs for home after another evening at a hotel bar, where he and a few others regularly gather. Suddenly, he collapses—struck by a gunshot. The victim turns out to be the town’s most successful wine dealer, and the event soon leads to a series of other curiosities: poisoned drinks at the bar, another man found missing, and a dirty yellow dog haunting the neighborhood, accompanied by large, unfamiliar boot tracks. Detective Chief Inspector Maigret, who happens to be nearby heading up a mobile unit, arrives swiftly to resolve the growing confusion. Though a chill sets over town, with townspeople remaining tight-lipped, Maigret’s pursuit of the truth in Georges Simenon’s The Yellow Dog makes for a thrilling, breathless adventure.
A Note From the Publisher
Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand—and not to judge—the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.
Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand—and not to judge—the human condition...
Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand—and not to judge—the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.
How do you review a Maigret novel -- or a Simenon novel for that matter? 94 years later, this early entry into the series feels not only fresh, but as if he's already deconstructing the procedural novel he came close to inventing. Compact, compelling, and thrilling.
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Jeremy B, Reviewer
Inspector Maigret is an old friend, always good for an evenings entertainment. Simenon writes great mysteries but in some ways that is not the point. The characters are what make his books worth reading and even more so re-reading. In this case, the setting is a fishing village in which a killing has occurred with more to come. Maigret, as usual, makes his grumpy phlegmatic way through the small town characters who populate the village. Each one is realized as much as the plot allows. Each one has a surprise for us and and concludes the case as the characters are all gathered together. As always a very enjoyable read.
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Kenneth S, Reviewer
How do you review a Maigret novel -- or a Simenon novel for that matter? 94 years later, this early entry into the series feels not only fresh, but as if he's already deconstructing the procedural novel he came close to inventing. Compact, compelling, and thrilling.
Was this review helpful?
Jeremy B, Reviewer
Inspector Maigret is an old friend, always good for an evenings entertainment. Simenon writes great mysteries but in some ways that is not the point. The characters are what make his books worth reading and even more so re-reading. In this case, the setting is a fishing village in which a killing has occurred with more to come. Maigret, as usual, makes his grumpy phlegmatic way through the small town characters who populate the village. Each one is realized as much as the plot allows. Each one has a surprise for us and and concludes the case as the characters are all gathered together. As always a very enjoyable read.
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