Category Archives: Normandy

PIETR THE LATVIAN (1931) by Georges Simenon

Posted on 22 August 2017 by

This novel marked the official literary debut of Detective Chief Inspector Jules Amédée François Maigret of the Paris Police Judiciaire when it first appeared in serial form in the summer and autumn of 1930. It was however the fifth in … Continue reading →

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Garde à vue (1981) – Tuesday’s Forgotten Film

Posted on 19 March 2013 by

Also released in some English-speaking territories as either The Inquisitor or The Grilling, this was the first cinema adaptation of John Wainwright’s 1979 novel Brainwash (click here to read my review). The second, Under Suspicion (2000), was in effect a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Book to Movie Challenge, John Wainwright, Normandy, Police procedural, Scene of the crime, Tuesday's Overlooked Film | 31 Comments