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Einer seiner glamourösesten Fälle: Maigret ermittelt in einem Pariser Luxushotel. Als die Leiche von Mimi Clark, Gattin eines amerikanischen Industriellen, im Keller des Luxushotels Majestic gefunden wird, fällt der Verdacht auf einen der Angestellten. Maigret aber hat Zweifel. Eine Spur führt ihn in Mimis Vergangenheit, als sie noch Animierdame in einem Nachtclub in Cannes war. Und plötzlich wird eine zweite Leiche im unterirdischen Labyrinth des Hotelkellers gefunden.

Inspector Maigret is meant to be taking a holiday, but he can't resist following the development of his colleague Janvier's case in the papers - and playing a few tricks on the way. Standing at the window in the middle of the morning, vaguely observing the comings and goings in the street, he had a feeling that reminded him of certain days in his childhood, when his mother was still alive and he was off school because he had the flu or it was the end of term. It was the feeling of finding out what went on when he wasn't there.

For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.

A sparkling new translation of this flashback to the start of Inspector Maigret's career, part of the new Penguin Maigret series. The profession he had always yearned for did not actually exist...he imagined a cross between a doctor and a priest - a man capable of understanding another's destiny at first glance. The very first investigation by eager young police secretary Jules Maigret leads him to a wealthy Paris family's dark secrets.

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.

When one of his best inspectors is shot, Maigret decides to book himself into Mademoiselle Clément's well-kept Paris boardinghouse nearby in order to find the culprit. 'What he thought he had discovered, in place of the joyful candour that she usually displayed, was an irony which was neither less cheerful nor less childish, but which troubled him....'

'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.

Maigret sets the record straight and tells the story of his own life, giving a rare glimpse into the mind of the great inspector - and the writer who would immortalise him. 'I can still see Simenon coming into my office the next day, pleased with himself, displaying even more self-confidence, if possible, than before, but nevertheless with a touch of anxiety in his eyes.... He trumpeted these last words as if they were a sensational discovery. Making it seem truer than life, that's the crux of it. Well, I've made you truer than life.'

At a dinner party, Maigret recounts an old case in which Adrien Josset is found guilty and executed for the murder of his wife, Christine. As the case develops under the controlling hand of the magistrate, all clues point to Josset's guilt, yet Maigret is left unconvinced following his one interview with him. Years after the case, Maigret still doubts the true identity of the murderer. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Has Doubts.

A once-wealthy family closes ranks when one of their own is shot, leaving Maigret - along with a troublesome new magistrate - to pick his way through their secrets.

Ernest Malik had been right when he had looked at Maigret with a smile that was a mixture of sarcasm and contempt. This wasn't a case for him. He was out of his depth. This world was unfamiliar to him, and he had difficulty piecing it all together. Peacefully tending his garden in the countryside, Maigret is called upon to investigate a rich family with skeletons in their cupboard - and finds himself confronted by lies, snobbery and malice.

Four gripping dramatisations starring Maurice Denham as Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges SimenonMaigret Goes to School/Maigret and the Old Lady/Maigret Hesitates/The Patience of MaigretThe world’s best-known French detective, Jules Maigret, talks to his creator Georges Simenon about four intriguing cases in these full-cast dramatisations that have been specially adapted for radio from the original novels.

Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant. Maigret remains unconvinced of the man's guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant's private life that may prove his innocence.

Ein Fall, der Maigret sehr nahegeht: eine junge Frau aus der Provinz, die in Paris ihr Glück sucht - und den Tod findet. In Montmartre wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden. Niemand scheint sie zu kennen oder zu vermissen. Der immerzu schlecht gelaunte Inspektor Lognon geht von einem klassischen Prostituiertenmord aus. Maigret hingegen spürt, dass die Dinge ganz anders liegen, und versucht, mehr über die Vergangenheit der jungen Frau zu erfahren, die in Paris ein neues Leben beginnen wollte.

The Yellow Dog’ sees Maigret upsetting the citizens of Concarneau as he begins his murder investigation. But there is poison in the Pernod, a howling yellow dog and, it seems, a madman on the loose... In ‘Maigret and the Burglar’s Wife’, "Sad Freddie" is committing a burglary when he discovers the body of a dead woman, holding a telephone in her hand. Can Maigret believe the burglar’s wife in the face of other evidence?

Un serial killer si aggira per Montmartre. In sei mesi, ha accoltellato cinque donne e la polizia non ha un solo indizio. Dopo un incontro fortuito con un celebre psichiatra a una cena tra amici, Maigret decide di cambiare tattica e di organizzare una trappola per l'assassino. Un'accurata messinscena induce i giornali a strombazzare la notizia del sensazionale arresto. Il vero assassino, ferito nel suo orgoglio, sarà allora spinto ad agire nuovamente. Ad aspettarlo, quattrocento poliziotti in borghese disseminati per il quartiere. Ma non tutto va per il verso giusto.

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?