 First edition | |
| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | Maigret se défend |
| Translator | Alastair Hamilton |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
Release number | 63 |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Published | 1964 |
| Publisher | Presses de la Cité,Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 1964 |
Published in English | 1966 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret and the Ghost |
| Followed by | The Patience of Maigret |
Maigret on the Defensive (French:Maigret se défend) is a 1964detective novel by theBelgian writerGeorges Simenon featuring his characterJules Maigret.The novel was first published in English in 1966 byHamish Hamilton Ltd., translated byAlastair Hamilton.In 2019, this novel was reissued in English byPenguin under the titleMaigret Defends Himself (ISBN 9780241304068), newly translated byHoward Curtis.
Maigret responds to a call from a young woman in the middle of the night, but he then finds himself accused of raping her. He is forced to clear his name, and search for what had really taken place that night.
The story has been adapted several times for film and television. In 1993 it was made into an episode of an ITVMaigret series starringMichael Gambon.[1]
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