Maigret in Vichy. A Book for Reading in French

Simenon's novels about Commissioner Maigret are different from most other detectives, which are based on complex crimes, and their investigation resembles a clever puzzle. Simenon aims to explain the social and political motives of the crime. His heroes are not... professional killers and swindlers, but ordinary people who break the law not due to their criminal inclinations, but due to circumstances that are stronger than them and human nature in general. At the urgent recommendation of a doctor, Mrs. Maigret and her husband went to Vichy for treatment – the commissioner needs rest and healing at the resort. They walk, drink water according to the doctor's prescription, and observe those around them. One lady caught their attention – the “lady in lavender,” as Maigret called her. When it became known that she was murdered, the commissioner of the Paris Criminal Police, who was bored at the resort, could not help but engage in the investigation of this crime. .