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Maigret in Court: Inspector Maigret #55

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.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations.`His artistry is supreme` John Banville`One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories` Guardian