Maigret's Doubts (Inspector Maigret)

ISBN: 0141985895

Author: Simenon, Georges

Condition: New

A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason. -John Le CarréInspector Maigret finds himself caught in the middle of a husband and wife duos case of he said/she said-with murderous consequencesAn unusually quiet day for Inspector Maigret at the Quai des Orfvres is disturbed by a visit from mild-mannered toy salesman Xavier Manton. Maigret is taken aback by Mantons revelation that he suspects his wife of plotting to poison him. And when he receives a visit from Madame Manton expressing her own grave concerns later that day, he finds himself deeply conflicted, unsure of whom to trust. Maigret heeds the advice of his seniors and begins investigating the couple-and with every turn, new complications arise. When the case comes to a boil and a body is discovered, everyone, including Maigret, is shocked.Maigrets Doubts is an engrossing mystery of marriage and deceit that forces the reader to question whether our brilliant inspector may be fallible after all.