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'You see, I mainly work at night. I've ended up getting to know everybody. They're used to me in Pigalle, I exchange a few words with this person or that person. I go into the bars and cabarets where they give me a quarter bottle of Vichy without waiting for me to order anything.' An anonymous tip-off regarding the death of a restaurant owner sends Maigret into the world of Parisian nightlife, a notorious criminal gang and a man known as 'the Flea'. This novel has been pubished in a previous translation as Maigret and the Flea.

The death of a homeless man in a condemned building in Les Halles leads Maigret on the trail of the vagrant's mysterious past and an event that happened years ago in the close-knit community of Montmartre.

'He hadn't seen her arrive. She had stopped on the pavement a few steps away from him and was peering into the courtyard of the Police Judiciaire, where the small staff cars were parked. She ventured as far as the entrance, looked the officer up and down, then turned round and walked away towards the Pont-Neuf.' When an old lady tells Maigret someone has been moving things in her apartment, she is dismissed as a fantasist - until a shocking event proves otherwise.

'Maigret had never been comfortable in certain circles, among the wealthy bourgeoisie where he felt clumsy and awkward.... Built like a labourer, Oscar Chabut had hauled himself up into this little world through sheer hard work and, to convince himself that he was accepted, he felt the need to sleep with most of the women.' When a wealthy wine merchant is shot in a Paris street, Maigret must investigate a long list of the ruthless businessman's enemies before he can get to the sad truth of the affair.

Leaning on the banisters, Madame Maigret watched her husband going heavily downstairs.... What the newspapers didn't know was how much energy he put into trying to understand, how much he concentrated during certain investigations. It was as if he identified with the people he was hunting and suffered the same torments as they did.

A visit from a long-lost schoolmate who has fallen on hard times forces Maigret to unpick a seedy tangle of love affairs in Montmartre, and to confront the tragedy of a wasted life. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Boyhood Friend.

What else did they have to do with their days? They ambled around casually. From time to time, they paused, not because they were out of breath but to admire a tree, a house, the play of light and shadow, or a face. While taking a much-needed rest cure in Vichy with his wife, Maigret feels compelled to help with a local investigation, unravelling the secrets of the spa town's elegant inhabitants.

Maigret would have found it difficult to formulate an opinion of him. Intelligent, yes, certainly, and highly so, as far as one could tell from what lay beneath some of his utterances. Yet alongside that, there was a naive, rather childish side to him. Maigret is savouring a beautiful spring morning in Paris when an aspiring film-maker draws his attention to a much less inspiring scene, one where ever-changing loyalties can have tragic consequences.

'Maigret looked at him in some confusion, wondering if he was dealing with a skilful actor or, on the contrary, with a sickly little man who found consolation in a subtle sense of humour.' A series of anonymous letters leads Maigret into the wealthy household of an eminent lawyer and a curious game of cat and mouse with Paris high society.

Maigret is called to the home of professional gambler Felix Nahour, who has been found shot dead by his chambermaid. Maigret is shocked to recognise a photo of the man's wife, who becomes the main suspect. All signs point to her guilt, but Maigret suspects there might be more to this complicated affair.

This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.

Una vedova protesta perché il cadavere del marito, ucciso con una coltellata, è stato ritrovato con indosso scarpe gialle e cravatta rossa che il defunto non si sarebbe mai sognato di possedere. Thouret, infatti, a detta della moglie, era un insulso magazziniere privo di qualsiasi fantasia. Ma Maigret non ci mette molto a scoprire la doppia vita dell'uomo: casa a Parigi, amante e grosso giro di denaro. In quali affari era coinvolto il nient'affatto scialbo magazziniere?

Un caso davvero semplice, quello dell'omicidio di Jules Lepie, detto Gambadilegno, nella sua casa in campagna. Così credeva Maigret prima di imbattersi in Félicie, una ragazza più tosta di tutti i criminali che aveva sbattuto in galera. Con le sue bugie, i suoi silenzi, le sue bizze adolescenziali, la governante di Lepie gli darà molto filo da torcere. Ma pur sbuffando, Maigret non potrà evitare di provare una tenera simpatia per quella impertinente ragazza.

Sarà perché è l'indomani del giorno dei Morti, sarà perché mancano due anni alla pensione e sente tutto il peso dell'età, ma Maigret preferirebbe assai starsene a chiacchierare nel suo ufficio con una vecchia conoscenza, Grégoire Brau. E invece deve occuparsi dell'assassinio del direttore di un biscottificio. Non solo: la famiglia è chiusa in un silenzio ostile e oppone all'indagine un muro di omertà. Come se non bastasse, c'è un giovane giudice istruttore che pretende di fare a modo suo.

Émile Maugin, famoso e venerato attore, un giorno apprende di non avere più tanto tempo davanti a sé. Tracotante e scorbutico, è abituato a bistrattare colleghi e famigliari e non perde occasione per rivangare la sua infanzia cupa e infelice. Dedito al bere, sfacciato con le donne, vive in realtà in una fuga senza fine, rimpiangendo una pace interiore mai raggiunta, una casa con le persiane verdi.

Era diventata la favola del commissariato, la povera Cécile. Da sei mesi arrivava lì di buon mattino, si sedeva e sperava che Maigret la ricevesse. Una signorina mesta, bruttina, con un ridicolo cappellino verde che non le donava. Diceva che di notte qualcuno entrava di soppiatto nell'appartamento in cui viveva con una vecchia zia inferma, proprietaria di tutta la palazzina.

Da den lusede og besynderlige eksistens Maurice Dudon bliver ramt af en bil ændrer hans liv sig radikalt. Føreren af bilen betaler hans ophold på en klinik, hvor han kan blive behandlet og restituere. Her møder han Anne-Marie, en charmerende sygeplejerske, som han senere gifter sig med. Sammen med hende står Maurice på tærsklen til et helt nyt liv. Men at flygte fra sin gamle tilværelse viser sig ikke at være problemfrit og snart bliver han indhentet af gammel skyldfølelse. Georges Simenon (1903 - 1989), belgisk forfatter.

Eine vornehm gekleidete Frau sitzt betrunken in einem Pariser Restaurant. Seit Tagen lässt sich die 28-jährige Betty durch die Lokale der Stadt treiben. Schließlich bricht sie zusammen und erwacht am nächsten Tag in einem Hotel. Das Nebenzimmer bewohnt eine ältere Frau, Laure Lavancher. Die gelernte Krankenschwester kümmert sich um Betty, die von ihrem Mann bei einem Seitensprung erwischt und des großbürgerlichen Heims verwiesen wurde. Ihre Kinder darf Betty nicht mehr sehen. Ihr Leben liegt in Scherben. Doch dank Laures Hilfe kommt Betty wieder zu Kräften.

Maigrets verwirrendster Fall: Der Kommissar gerät in ein Dickicht aus Täuschung und Lüge. Mitten in der Nacht klingelt eine Frau mit einer Schussverletzung bei Maigrets Freund Doktor Pardon. Kaum behandelt, verschwindet sie wieder. Am nächsten Morgen wird Maigret in die Villa von Félix Nahour gerufen. Der Spross einer libanesischen Bankiersfamilie wurde erschossen. Pardons nächtliche Patientin ist seine Frau, eine ehemalige Miss Europa. Bei seinen Ermittlungen stößt Maigret auf heftige Widerstände. Niemand scheint ihm die Wahrheit zu sagen.

Maigrets größter Konkurrent: Ein Ex-Kollege macht dem Kommissar das Leben schwer. Untersuchungsrichter Victor Bréjon überredet den Kommissar, in die Vendée zu reisen, um einen Mord aufzuklären. Bréjons Schwager, ein im Dorf unbeliebter Gutsbesitzer, soll einen jungen Mann getötet haben. Der Kommissar stößt auf eine Mauer des Schweigens - und begegnet einem ehemaligen Kollegen: Justin Cavre, "Inspektor Cadavre" genannt, inzwischen Privatdetektiv, hat sich des Falls angenommen - und ist Maigret immer einen Schritt voraus.

Maigrets brenzligster Fall: Der Kommissar wird mit einem Serienmörder verwechselt! Maigret möchte Erholungsurlaub in der Dordogne machen. Aber bereits die Anreise läuft schief: Ein Mitreisender springt plötzlich aus dem fahrenden Zug. Maigret folgt ihm - und wird niedergeschossen.