Another wonderful book from Georges Simenon about Chief Superintendent Jules Maigret and a death in Paris. A vagrant with impeccable grooming is found dead in an abandoned house and there are few clues as to who the victim is, let alone who committed the crime. The identity of the victim is gradually established and contact is made with his estranged family. Maigret seems to have a drinking problem in this book, but he seems aware of it.
The pace is slow at first but the whole story turns on an anonymous phone call to Maigret regarding the murderer and then the story moves at a quick pace. The murderer is identified, but the person refutes the allegations until enough evidence is produced for them to admit their built.
Maigret solves two murders in this story. To find out what I mean…read this book
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