The violent death of the aged Count of St Hilaire, aristocrat, ex-Ambassador, takes Maigret into a world where he has to tread delicately.

Wounded and confined to a hotel bed, Maigret has to use unorthodox means to discover the madman who is terrorizing the little town of Vervac.

A sentimental journey takes Maigret back to St Fiacre, the village of his boyhood. There he is confronted with a case of intrigue and murder concerning the Countess and her family.

A story told in the death cell leads Maigret to a mock-wedding at a riverside inn - and the key to an old murder.

A stolen document threatens a cabinet minister with disgrace - and Maigret discovers that politics can be a game of life and death.

Captivating and maddening by turns, Felicie leads Chief Inspector Maigret a pretty dance in his investigation of the murder of old Lapie.

Dragged from his holiday to investigate the drowning of a young girl, Maigret uncovers a murder that is beyond reach of the law.

The Fortune Teller will die at 3'. an anonymous note leads Maigret on a trail of blackmail and murder.

Trucks thunder day and night past the sinister House of the Three Widows - where Maigret discovers a strange conspiracy of murder and betrayal.

A few careless words in a bar lead to a double murder - and involve Maigret in a duel with a dying man.

Seven broken alarm posts stretch an erratic trail across Paris one Christmas morning - and a small boy leads Lucas on a dangerous manhunt.

There was only one way to trap the Montmartre killer - but it was the greatest risk Maigret had ever taken.

A murdered thief - a series of daring hold-ups. A strange quirk of chance leads Maigret to the solution of two unconnected crimes.