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The Patience of Maigret
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Wikipedia article
'The Patience of Maigret' is a 1939 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/georges-simenon/patience-of-maigret.htm Fantasticfiction.co.uk]
Synopsis
Maigret searches for evidence that an old nemesis of his is behind a series of jewel robberies. Maigret believes the ageing gangster is organising a gang from his apartment. However, when the gangster is found dead, Maigret investigates his criminal connections and his neighbours trying to find the murderer.
Adaptations
It has been adapted several times for television. In 1992 it was made into an episode of an ITV 'Maigret' series starring Michael Gambon.
References
Category:1939 novels
Category:Maigret novels
Category:Presses de la Cit books
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