Pietr the Latvian by Georges SimenonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
This is the first Maigret book I have read, so I started with the first book in the series, which may have been a mistake. I thought that the plot was weak and the writing terrible, which frankly surprised me, given the enormous respect Maigret and Simenon have gathered over the years. It’s possible that some of the problem was a poor translation, because I found a fair number of sentences in improper English. But the plot wasn’t affected by the translation. Some of the action was frankly unrealistic, and the big reveal at the end was meh. I’ll try another of the Maigret books when I get over this one, only because of the author’s reputation.
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