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| Plot Summary of Inspector Maigret and the Missing Miniatures |
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"The commissar Maigret meets Mr. Motte, a lawer from Chateauneuf. He tells Maigret that somebody has stolen his collection of oriental miniatures. He suspects Gerard Donovant, the fiancées of one of his daughters, Armande. However, the whole business is strange, as no one could sell these objects since they are easily identifiable.
Maigret goes to Chateauneuf disguised as Mr. Legros, an old army friend of Mr. Motte. Here, he recognizes the one who pretended to be Donovant as Gerard Gassin, the son of a an international swindler, the Commodore. Gerard, who recognizes Maigret, is convinced that the inspector has only come to stop his marriage with Armande."
Dana Samson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- search for valuable art/artifacts
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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