From the bookshelf: October 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from October 2026.
All posts tagged: Georges Simenon
A fatal greed
Georges Simenon’s “The Shadow Puppet” is the twelfth installment in the legendary Maigret series.
From the bookshelf: May 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from May 2026.
Navigating small town dynamics
An early work in the Maigret series leads the reader to consider the human condition in all its shades.
From the bookshelf: February 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from February 2026.
Waiting for peace
In the third of the Maigret series, Georges Simenon writes of a crime where everything seems false.
From the bookshelf: October 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in October.
No holiday for the inspector
Inspector Maigret cannot escape murder and intrigue even while on holiday.
From the bookshelf: September 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in September.
The mysteries of the human personality
In the 5th book in the Maigret series, a criminal mastermind doesn’t account for the Inspector’s tenacity.
