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Georges Simenon's classic Maigret novel follows the diligent Parisian chief inspector as he investigates the murder of affluent wine merchant Oscar Chabut. The victim’s death occurs outside a house of ill repute, a setting in which the neon glimmer of nightlife and the clinking of wine glasses obscure the gravity of the crime. Mechanisms of the French police and Maigret’s methodical observations unmask the hidden motives and societal indifference surrounding elite brokerage and clandestine leisure.
First publish date: 1970
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Georges Simenon
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