Maigret Sets a Trap

This article is about the novel. For the 1958 film, see Maigret Sets a Trap (film).

Maigret Sets a Trap (French: Maigret tend un piège) is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret.

Maigret Sets a Trap

First edition
Author	Georges Simenon
Original title	Maigret tend un piège
Language	French
Series	Inspector Jules Maigret
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Presses de la Cité
Publication date	1955
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Maigret and the Headless Corpse
Followed by	Maigret's Failure

Plot

Maigret sets a trap for a serial killer, hoping to lure him into error.^[1][2]

Adaptations

• It was adapted as a 1958 film, entitled Maigret Sets a Trap with Jean Gabin as Maigret^[3]
• An episode for the 1960s BBC television series Maigret with Rupert Davies as Maigret (s03e12).
• An episode for the 1992 ITV television series Maigret with Michael Gambon as Maigret (s01e06).^[4]
• In France, Bruno Cremer, who played Maigret in 54 adaptations during 1991–2005, adapted this story in 1996 (episode 26 of 54, aka s06e02).^[5]
• An episode for ITV's 2016 television series Maigret with Rowan Atkinson as Maigret (s01e01).^[6]