The Late Monsieur Gallet (inspector Maigret)
A Novel
Picador · Print & ebook · May 6, 2025
When a man traveling abroad is murdered in his hotel room, Inspector Maigret must sift through the misdirection and betrayal to find the truth hidden beneath.
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- Who it’s for
- A spare, atmospheric mystery that rewards patient, immersive reading.
- Genres
- Police Procedurals, International Crime Fiction, 20th-Century French Fiction
- Published
- Picador, May 6, 2025
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When a man traveling abroad is murdered in his hotel room, Inspector Maigret must sift through the misdirection and betrayal to find the truth hidden beneath. A Monsieur Gallet has been found dead—murdered—in his hotel room, in a small town outside of Paris. In Georges Simenon’s The Late Monsieur Gallet, Inspector Maigret sets off to figure out the course of events that led to this grim outcome.
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But as he delves deeper, the circumstances of the crime become increasingly intriguing: Gallet’s alias, his sickly pallor, his claimed profession, his wife’s and son’s strangely indifferent behavior in the wake of Gallet’s death. Using all his wits and intuition, Maigret must look beyond not-so-random coincidences and layers of deception to uncover the truth of the crime.
Quietly Tense
A spare, atmospheric mystery that rewards patient, immersive reading.
Come here for
- Maigret’s quiet, methodical gravity
- Classic crime with an international cast of suspicion
Expect
- A sustained narrative read
- Series-world familiarity
Where it sits
| International Crime Fiction | 46% |
|---|---|
| Police Procedurals | 36% |
| 20th-Century French Fiction | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- International Crime Fiction
- Crime Fiction
- 20th-Century French Fiction
- Authors
- Georges Simenon, Anthea Bell
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- International Crime Fiction