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Book Review By Dana Samson
Maigret and the Saturday Caller by Georges Simenon

Léonard Planchon follows Maigret home to tell him his story. He'd come to the Quai des Orfèvres numerous times on Saturdays, earning himself the nickname "the Saturday caller" but had always left before seeing Maigret. He's planning to kill his wife and her lover, Roger Prou, one of his workers who has moved into his house. Maigret convinces him to call him daily, and worries when he doesn't call. His wife and Prou maintain that he left home one night and never came back, having sold his business to Prou, but Maigret discovers the money still in the house, and a week later Planchon's body is fished out of the Seine, and Prou and Planchon's wife are arrested for the murder.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - nearly 100%
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Race
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - revenge
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual forms of death - drowned
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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