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Maurice Denham is the famous French detective Maigret and Michael Gough is his creator Georges Simenon in these five classic radio dramatisations. Parisian detective Jules Maigret first appeared in print in 1931, and went on to feature in 76 novels and 28 short stories. An enduringly popular...

A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces. 'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion...disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers.' Kees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for - and something snaps.

Maigret est tiré de sa retraite, à Meung-sur-Loire, par un très jeune homme qu'accompagne un vieux notaire de famille ; Jean Maura est inquiet au sujet de son père, important homme d'affaire qui habite New York : ses lettres, toujours d'une grande affection, le montrent angoissé depuis quelque temps. Maigret accepte d'accompagner Jean Maura à New York. Au moment de débarquer, Jean Maura disparaît inexplicablement.

Maigret si sta preparando per le sue annuali vacanze in Alsazia, quando riceve una lettera da Jorissen, un suo vecchio compagno di scuola. Nella lettera, Jorissen comunica a Maigret che Pierre Le Clinche, un ragazzo di vent'anni che è stato suo allievo, è accusato dell'omicidio del capitano dell' Océan , un battello su cui si era imbarcato come telegrafista. A Fécamp, le indagini di Maigret sono rese subito difficili dall'atteggiamento ostile dei marinai dell' Océan , che frequentano il caffè del porto, all' Insegna di Terranova .

What else did they have to do with their days? They ambled around casually. From time to time, they paused, not because they were out of breath but to admire a tree, a house, the play of light and shadow, or a face. While taking a much-needed rest cure in Vichy with his wife, Maigret feels compelled to help with a local investigation, unravelling the secrets of the spa town's elegant inhabitants.

Inspector Maigret is meant to be taking a holiday, but he can't resist following the development of his colleague Janvier's case in the papers - and playing a few tricks on the way. Standing at the window in the middle of the morning, vaguely observing the comings and goings in the street, he had a feeling that reminded him of certain days in his childhood, when his mother was still alive and he was off school because he had the flu or it was the end of term. It was the feeling of finding out what went on when he wasn't there.

When a salesman from a Paris department store confides his secret fears to Maigret, the Inspector soon becomes caught up in a treacherous feud between husband and wife that is not as clear cut as it seems.

'You see, I mainly work at night. I've ended up getting to know everybody. They're used to me in Pigalle, I exchange a few words with this person or that person. I go into the bars and cabarets where they give me a quarter bottle of Vichy without waiting for me to order anything.' An anonymous tip-off regarding the death of a restaurant owner sends Maigret into the world of Parisian nightlife, a notorious criminal gang and a man known as 'the Flea'. This novel has been pubished in a previous translation as Maigret and the Flea.

A once-wealthy family closes ranks when one of their own is shot, leaving Maigret - along with a troublesome new magistrate - to pick his way through their secrets.

When a school teacher from a small coastal town near La Rochelle asks Maigret to help prove he is innocent of murder, the Inspector returns with him to his insular community and finds the residents closing ranks to conceal the truth.

A new translation of Simenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust. It was all real: himself, the room, Andrée still lying on the ravaged bed. For Tony and Andrée, there are no rules when they meet in the blue room at the Hôtel des Voyageurs. Their adulterous affair is intoxicating, passionate - and dangerous. Soon it turns into a nightmare from which there can be no escape.

Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret remains unconvinced of the man's guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant's private life that may prove his innocence.

In seinem 35. Fall erzählt Maigret höchstpersönlich aus seinem Leben – und Simenon muss schweigen. Als Rentner in seinem Landhaus in Meung-sur-Loire schreibt Maigret seine Memoiren. Er erinnert sich an seine Kindheit, seine Anfänge bei der Polizei und an seine Liebe zu Madame Maigret, die ein gewisser Georges Simenon nicht ganz wirklichkeitsgetreu gezeichnet hat – wie so vieles andere auch… Kommissar Maigret muss einiges zurechtrücken.

A new translation of this gripping novel which sees the inspector brought out of his peaceful retirement. Maigret shrugged his shoulders, buried his hands in his pockets and went off without answering. He had just spent one of the most wretched days in his life. For hours, in his corner he had felt old and feeble, without idea or incentive. But now a tiny flame flickered. 'You bet we'll see' he growled.

Enthält: Maigret macht Ferien (28. Fall) / Maigret und sein Toter (29. Fall) / Maigrets erste Untersuchung (30. Fall) / Mein Freund Maigret (31. Fall) / Maigret in Arizona (32. Fall) / Maigret und die alte Dame (33. Fall) / Madame Maigrets Freundin (34. Fall). Im 28. Fall machen die Maigrets Ferien an der französischen Atlantikküste. Der Kommissar langweilt sich – erst recht, seit Madame Maigret im Krankenhaus liegt. Er besucht sie jeden Tag und vertreibt sich die restliche Zeit in den Bistros der Hafenstadt.

La luna doveva essere già sorta dietro la nebbia, che ora aveva una leggera luminescenza. Quando Arlette si voltò, Maigret vide la macchia chiara del suo viso e il tratto deciso, sanguigno, della bocca...Sempre immobile davanti a lui, la giovane donna aggiunse allora con una voce diversa, che faceva male sentire: «E... non vuole approfittarne, come gli altri?». Maigret provò l'impulso di fare con Arlette quello che lei aveva fatto con la madre: schiaffeggiarla come una bambina perversa. Si limitò a stringerle un braccio con forza e a spingerla verso la discesa.

Maigrets pikantester Fall: Der Kommissar ermittelt in einem Nachtlokal in Lüttich. Dafosse und Chabot, zwei mittellose junge Männer, brechen in das Nachtlokal Gai-Moulin ein. Aber statt einer vollen Kasse finden sie eine Leiche. Tags darauf liegt der Tote im Zoologischen Garten. Die Einbrecher gelten schnell als Hauptverdächtige – ebenso ein Mann aus Paris, der am Vorabend auch vor Ort gewesen sein soll und sich widerstandslos festnehmen lässt. Es ist Kommissar Maigret, der den Mann beschattet hat und ihm nach Lüttich gefolgt ist. Maigrets 10. Fall spielt in der belgischen Stadt Lüttich.

Enthält: Maigret im Haus des Richters (21. Fall) / Maigret verliert eine Verehrerin (22. Fall) / Maigret contra Picpus (23. Fall) / Maigret und sein Rivale (24. Fall) / Maigret und das Dienstmädchen (25. Fall) / Maigret regt sich auf (26. Fall) / Maigret in New York (27. Fall). In seinem 21. Fall ist der junge Kommissar Maigret in ein kleines Dorf im Norden strafversetzt worden, eine Gegend der Muschelsammler und Hummerfischer. Die Monate ziehen dahin, bis ihm die tratschsüchtige Adine Hulot von seltsamen Dingen erzählt, die im Haus des pensionierten Richters Forlacroix vor sich gehen.

In der holländischen Hafenstadt Groningen ist Kees Popinga, verheiratet und Vater zweier Kinder, als Prokurist einer angesehenen Reederei eine Respektsperson. Doch die Firma geht durch undurchsichtige Geschäfte des Inhabers, der sich noch dazu aus dem Staub macht, bankrott. Und damit wird Kees Popinga aus seiner wohlgeordneten kleinbürgerlichen Existenz gerissen. Der Mann, der bislang den Zügen immer nur nachgesehen hat, macht sich nun selbst auf die Reise, bricht auf in ein neues Leben. Wer träumt nicht davon, alles hinter sich zu lassen?

La casa dei Krull è al margine estremo del paese, e loro stessi ne vengono tenuti ai margini. Benché naturalizzati, restano gli stranieri, i diversi. E quando davanti all'emporio viene ripescato il cadavere di una ragazza violentata e uccisa, i sospetti cadono fatalmente su di loro. In un magistrale crescendo di tensione, e con un singolare rovesciamento, vediamo montare l'ostilità della popolazione francese verso la famiglia tedesca, e l'avversione per una minoranza, che rappresenta un perfetto capro espiatorio, degenerare progressivamente in odio e violenza.