23 A Man's Head

Georges Simenon

Read by Nicholas Le Prevost

(4.8 stars; 19 reviews)

In this captivating drama, one of the great detective fiction heroes returns to radio. Inspector Maigret of the Police Judiciare in Paris, portrayed by Nicholas Le Prevost, takes on one of his most famous cases in the first of four stylish new dramas for the 21st century.

Set in the 1930s, the story evokes the Paris of Hemingway with a touch of Dostoyevsky. The production features a talented cast and is directed by Ned Chaillet, with music by Lucinda Mason Brown.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.