Concluding the series in which author Nigel Williams profiles fictional sleuths and their creators.
Maigret and the Belgian Author Inspector Jules Maigret and Georges Simenon provided the world of fiction with its first great policeman detective.
Using Maigret's methodology,
Williams delves into Simenon's darker side - family tragedy, collaboration with the Nazis and self-made claims of sexual relations with 10,000 women.
Williams talks to friends that
Simenon made in occupied
France, his youngest son John, and biographer Pierre Assouline to find the truth about the man, his writings, beliefs and the role his creation played in his life. Editor Jeff Shaw
Series producer Randall Wright
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