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At what point in the day could the note have been slipped into his pocket, his left breast pocket? It was an ordinary sheet of glazed squared paper, probably torn out of an exercise book. The words were written in pencil, in a regular handwriting that looked to him like a woman's. For pity's sake, ask to see the patient in room 15. When Inspector Maigret's wife falls ill on their seaside holiday, a visit to the hospital leads him on an unexpected quest to find justice for a young girl.

Als Dr. Hans Kuperus einen anonymen Brief erhält, aus dem hervorgeht, dass seine Frau Alice ein Verhältnis mit dem Lebemann Graf de Schutter hat, steht er unter Schock. Ein Jahr lang braucht der aus der Routine seines Alltags gerissene Arzt, um einen Entschluss zu fassen. Doch dann geht alles ganz schnell und der brave Dr. Kuperus wird zum Mörder. Kein Verdacht scheint auf ihn zu fallen, bis die Dinge plötzlich aus dem Ruder laufen.

April 1913: Der junge Jules Maigret hat gerade Nachtdienst, als im Kommissariat ein aufgeregter Mann erscheint. Justin Minard, Flötist in einem Salonorchester, ist Zeuge eines Verbrechens geworden. Er hat beobachtet, wie eine Frau am Fenster einer einsam gelegenen Villa lehnte und um Hilfe schrie - dann fiel ein Schuss. Es scheint sich um einen Mord zu handeln.

What was it about him that had struck Maigret so forcefully? Little John had cold eyes! Four or five times in his life, he had met people with cold eyes, those eyes that can stare at you without establishing any human contact. Persuaded to sail to New York by a fearful young law student, Maigret finds himself drawn into the city's underworld and a wealthy businessman's closely guarded past.

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.

Imperious, clever, mysterious: Maigret meets his match in the alluring form of Félicie in book 25 of the new Penguin Maigret series. In his mind's eye he would see that slim figure in the striking clothes, those wide eyes the colour of forget-me-not, the pert nose and especially the hat, that giddy crimson bonnet perched on the top of her head with a bronze-green feather shaped like a blade stuck in it.... Félicie had given him more trouble than all the 'hard' men who had been put behind bars.

Maigret dismantles an intricate network of lies stretching from Paris to Nice. Mechanically, he had put his pince-nez down on the blotter and looked at it there with his large, short-sighted eyes. It is at that moment that the strange thing happens. One of the lenses, acting as a mirror, reflected the criss-cross, hatched ink marks which had dried on the blotter, and he could just make out a couple of words.

Exiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal town in this new translation. A short, sprightly man appeared in the doorway, looked left and right, and went back into the passage. A moment later, the improbable happened. The little man reappeared, bent over, clinging to a long mass that he now started dragging through the mud. It must have been heavy. After four metres, he stopped to catch his breath. The front door of the house had been left open.

Jean Lenoir sta per essere giustiziato e racconta a Maigret di avere assistito anni prima a un omicidio e di avere ricattato l'assassino. Al commissario però il compito di scoprire il nome dell'omicida. Una matassa complicata, il cui bandolo si troverà tra gli amici che animano le spensierate serate estive presso la balera da due soldi, sulle rive della Senna.

Chi tra le tre donne che hanno contato per Roger Couchet, il ricco imprenditore che è stato trovato ucciso da un colpo di pistola nel suo ufficio, sa la verità? La ex moglie, la moglie attuale o la giovane amante? E che ruolo ha il figlio del morto, un giovane disperato e dedito alle droghe? Maigret non molla e non si fa confondere neppure dall'insolito testamento di Couchet. Nel cuore di Parigi, Place des Vosges fa da sfondo a un dramma di amore e follia.

The dark side of glamorous expat life in Paris is brought to life in this new translation. Try to imagine a guest, a wealthy woman, staying at the Majestic with her husband, her son, a nurse and a governess...in a suite that costs more than a thousand francs a day.... At six in the morning, she's strangled, not in her room but in the basement locker room.... In all likelihood, that's where the crime was committed.... What was the woman doing in the basement? Who could have lured her down there, and how?

A new translation of this moving novel about the destructive power of greed. Poor Cécile! And yet she was still young. Maigret had seen her papers: barely 28 years old. But it would be difficult to look more like an old maid, to move less gracefully, in spite of the care she took to be friendly and pleasant. Those black dresses that she must make for herself from bad paper patterns, that ridiculous green hat!

A new translation of this gripping novel which sees the inspector brought out of his peaceful retirement. Maigret shrugged his shoulders, buried his hands in his pockets and went off without answering. He had just spent one of the most wretched days in his life. For hours, in his corner he had felt old and feeble, without idea or incentive. But now a tiny flame flickered. 'You bet we'll see' he growled.

A Liegi, la notte annoda i destini di due adolescenti che giocano a fare gli uomini, una ballerina, il proprietario del night club e naturalmente... il morto, un ricco greco. I sospetti cadono sul misterioso francese dallo sguardo pacato ma penetrante, che si trovava sul luogo del delitto e che assomiglia in tutto e per tutto all'ispettore Maigret! Il commissario dovrà chiarire la sua posizione e naturalmente smascherare il colpevole.

In einem kleinen Küstenstädtchen kommt es zu einer Reihe mysteriöser Verbrechen, die sich scheinbar alle gegen eine Gruppe von Honoratioren richten. Und an jedem Tatort taucht ein riesiger Hund auf, den niemand kennt und der alle in Schrecken versetzt. Maigret jedoch interessiert sich mehr für das Treiben der Einheimischen und durchschaut allmählich ihr Machtgefüge. Als er den Schuldigen dingfest macht, ist er der Einzige, der nicht aus allen Wolken fällt...

Monsieur Martand beschuldigt seine Frau Giselle, ihn vergiften zu wollen. Zugleich macht er keinen Hehl daraus, dass er sie im Notfall erschießen würde. Pikanterweise hat das Ehepaar eine Lebensversicherung auf Gegenseitigkeit abgeschlossen. Als im Haus Martand eine Leiche liegt, steht Maigret vor der Frage: Handelt es sich um Notwehr oder um einen kühl kalkulierten Mord?

Albert, besser bekannt als der Safeknacker Trauerkloß, stößt bei einem Einbruch auf die Leiche einer jungen Frau. Aus Sorge, dass ihr Mann unter Mordverdacht gerät, wendet sich die ehemalige Prostituierte an Maigret. Doch als er im Haus Serres nachfragt, will niemand von einem Einbruch wissen, geschweige denn von einer Leiche...

Kurz vor seiner Hinrichtung erzählt ein Verbrecher dem Kommissar, dass er vor gut acht Jahren Augenzeuge eines bisher ungesühnten Mordes gewesen sei. Die Spur führt in ein einsames Ausflugslokal an der Seine, die Groschenschenke, in der sich eine illustre Gesellschaft Pariser Geschäftsleute trifft. Als vor seinen Augen ein Mann erschossen wird, entdeckt Maigret einen Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Morden und enthüllt so ein menschliches Drama...

In einem kleinen Dorf an der französischen Küste wird eine Postangestellte ermordet. Als Hauptverdächtiger gilt der Dorflehrer, der jedoch Kommissar Maigret selber um Hilfe bittet. Schon bald stellt er fest, dass die Dorfbewohner alle unter einer Decke stecken und sogar die Kinder dabei mitspielen. Maigret muss zu äußerst unorthodoxen Methoden greifen...

Jonas Milk, "il signor Jonas" per i commercianti della place du Vieux-Marché, ha una libreria d'occasione, un temperamento mite e una moglie, Gina Palestri, giovane, bella e con una pessima reputazione. Quando Gina scompare nel nulla, nel cuore della notte, portando con sé alcuni preziosissimi francobolli, al libraio crolla il mondo addosso. E tutti sembrano sospettare che il piccolo ebreo, giunto da una remota città russa, sia la causa di questa sparizione.