Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
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Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (French title: Les Caves du Majestic) is a 1942 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.[1] It was also published under the title The Hotel Majestic.
Synopsis[edit]
Maigret is called to the high-class Hotel Majestic to investigate a body. The wife of a wealthy American has been killed - but to Maigret's surprise she has a gun in her purse. He begins to follow up the handful of clues that could explain her secret life and her demise.
Adaptations[edit]
It has been adapted on two occasions for television. In 1993 it was made into an episode of an ITV Maigret series.[2]
It was filmed in 1945 as Majestic Hotel Cellars.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Hotel Majestic (Inspector Maigret) by Georges Simenon". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
- ^ "Maigret: Season 2, Episode 2 : Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (21 March 1993)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
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