Maigret Sets a Trap (French: Maigret tend un piège) is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret.
 First edition | |
| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | Maigret tend un piège |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Presses de la Cité |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret and the Headless Corpse |
| Followed by | Maigret's Failure |
Plot edit
Maigret sets a trap for a serial killer, hoping to lure him into error.[1][2]
Adaptations edit
- It was adapted as a 1958 film, entitled Maigret Sets a Trap with Jean Gabin as Maigret[3]
- An episode for the 1960s BBC television series Maigret with Rupert Davies as Maigret (s03e12).
- An episode for the 1992 ITV television series Maigret with Michael Gambon as Maigret (s01e06).[4]
- In France, Bruno Cremer, who played Maigret in 54 adaptations during 1991–2005, adapted this story in 1996 (episode 26 of 54, aka s06e02).[5]
- An episode for ITV's 2016 television series Maigret with Rowan Atkinson as Maigret (s01e01).[6]
References edit
- ^ "Maigret Sets a Trap". www.fantasticfiction.co.uk.
- ^ Maigret Sets a Trap at trussel.com. Retrieved 28 December 2016
- ^ Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) at IMDb
- ^ Maigret Sets a Trap (1992) at IMDb
- ^ Maigret tend un piège (1996) at IMDb
- ^ "Rowan Atkinson starts filming ITV drama Maigret" (Press release). ITV. 8 September 2015.
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