Maigret and the Spinster (other English-language title is Cécile is Dead ; French: Cécile est morte) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.

Other titles

The book has been translated two times into English: in 1977 as Maigret and the Spinster translated by Eileen Ellenbogen and in 2015 as Cécile is Dead translated by Anthea Bell.^[1]

Adaptations

The novel has been adapted seven times for cinema and television:^[2]

In French

• 1944: as Cécile est morte, with Albert Prejean in the main role;
• 1955: as Maigret dirige l'enquête, with Maurice Manson;
• 1967: as Cécile est morte, with Jean Richard in the lead role;
• 1994: as Cécile est morte, with Bruno Cremer;

In Italian

• 1964: as Un'ombra su Maigret, with Gino Cervi in the main role;

In English

• 1963: as Poor Cecile!, with Rupert Davies;

In Russian

• 1969: as Смерть Сесили, with Boris Tenin in the lead role.

Literature

• Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 292-293 ISBN 978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)