“Oneofthegreatestwritersofthetwentiethcentury...Simenonwasunequaledatmakinguslookinside,thoughtheabilitywasmaskedbyhisbrillianceatabsorbingusobsessivelyinhisstories.“--TheGuardianWhenamaniskilledoutsideaParisianboardinghouse,InspectorMaigretmovesintogettothebottomofitWhilekeepingwatchoutsideMademoiselleCl矇ment’sboardinghousetoawaitasuspectinalocalbarrobbery,amannamedJanvierisshotinthechest.WhenMaigret,whosewifeisawaycaringforhersisterinAlsace,hearsofthecrime,hemovesintotheboardinghousetosolvethecase.Butthewebquicklygrowsever-moretangled,andMaigretmustnavigategenerations-longsecretsandatorridaffairtofindhisanswersbeforeit’stoolate.
