Le pendu de Saint-Pholien vs Maigret et le clochard: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Jules Maigret, Maigret, Paris, French fiction, France, Continental european fiction

Cover of Le pendu de Saint-Pholien

Le pendu de Saint-Pholien Georges Simenon · 1931 ★★★★☆ 3.8 161 pages · ≈ 2 h 59 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Maigret et le clochard

Maigret et le clochard Georges Simenon · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.7 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Maigret et le clochard is the easier read (Moderate), Le pendu de Saint-Pholien more demanding (Challenging).

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