MAIGRET SETS A TRAP

The BBC's radio adaptation of Simenon's Maigret stories finds the French detective, played by Maurice Denham, discussing four cases--"Maigret Goes Home," "Maigret Sets A Trap," "Maigret at the Crossroads," and "Maigret Has Doubts"--with Simenon himself, as played by Michael Gough. Denham creates a thoughtful Maigret who's got a few tricks up his sleeve and has a keen sense of duty and justice. The cases begin with a letter warning Maigret that a crime will be committed and end with the policeman sharing his fears that an innocent man was executed because of his failure to solve a murder. Each is a well-done production with a climax that clinches the case. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2008]