Maigret

Jules Maigret, known as (Commissaire) Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police detective, created by writer Georges Simenon.

Related Topics:
Detective - Georges Simenon

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Some of his trademark features are his pipes, his mixed approach to detecting (at times relying on pure intuition, at times on method) and his tendency to pop into small cafes to have several alcoholic beverages.

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The Commisaire is born 1884 in Saint-Fiacre, although different birth dates can be concluded from the books.

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He is married to Henrietta, but she is almost exclusively referenced as Madame Maigret in the Books. They have no kids.

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As with most protagonists in detective fiction, he is almost always successful. His sidekicks are not clichéd mindless puppets, only there to contrast with the brilliance of Maigret; instead, that role is reserved for the public prosecutor.

Related Topics:
Detective fiction - Public prosecutor

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Seventy-five novels and twenty-eight shorter stories about Maigret were published between 1931 and 1972.

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1931 - 1972

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