La Folle de Maigret (1970)

Maigret and the Mad Woman (French title: La Folle de Maigret is a 1970 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. Written in Épalinges, Switzerland, it was translated by Eileen Ellenbogen. Published by Presses de la Cité on 7 May 1970, it is the 100th in the series.

Synopsis

Maigret regrets his folly in dismissing an old lady whom he had taken to be paranoid. She claims she was about to be murdered by someone who had surreptitiously entered her apartment. Her claim proves correct. It has been considered one of the better of the derivative late Maigrets for its particularly evocative atmosphere and sense of place.

Adaptations

Television

Jean Richard, Dir. Claude Boissol Antenne 2, 17 March 1975.

Michael Gambon, Dir. John Glenister, Granada TV, 2 March 1992.