Books like Maigret se défend by Georges Simenon
Jules Maïgret, 52 and three years away from retirement, finds his celebrated career and reputation jeopardized when a Superintendent summons him to a Chief Commissioner’s office. Accused of drugging, depriving, and refusing to seduce a young bar patron after escorting her to a hotel, Maïgret must prove his motives were purely professional. The allegation is fueled by the patron’s influential uncle, challenging the detective’s standing in Parisian police circles.
First publish date: 1964
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Georges Simenon
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