Monday, 16 March 2015

The Blue Room by Georges Simenon - A Review (4 Star)

Much like the wonderful "A Beast in View" this demonstrates the wonderful elegance with which criminality can penetrate our lives. It shows us how we must guard against evil and always be aware of the consequences of our actions.

It revolves around a love triangle between a husband, wife and mistress. Inevitably this becomes messier and more tangled than a simple set of flings and whilst Andree (mistress) begins to feel that there is more, Tony (husband) does not do what is necessary to drown such embers of love and lust. Thus he is sucked into a nightmare of his own making but quickly out of his control.

Another example of "if all else fails; read Crime Masterworks".

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