Maigret, Inspector

Maigret, Inspector

studiously precise detective; bases his work solidly on police methods. [Fr. Lit.: Herman, 114]
See: Sleuthing
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Maigret, Inspector Jules Fictional character, an unassuming, compassionate, and streetwise Parisian police commissioner who is the protagonist of more than 80 novels by Georges SIMENON.
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