Maigret Is Afraid

Inspector Maigret, Book 42

By: Georges Simenon

Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong

Maigret stumbles upon a series of murders in Fontenay-le-Comte while visiting an old school friend.

On his way home from a conference, Maigret stops to visit an old school friend in Fontenay-le-Comte. A man in the same train car introduces himself and asks if Maigret has come to help solve the murder case. In fact, the man's brother-in-law had been murdered four days earlier, followed by the murder of a local widow in the same way, a blow to the head with a pipe.

While Maigret is in town, a third murder is reported. Maigret soon discovers that there are two warring factions in the town, a clear class separation, and an air of suspicion that only he can put to rest.

©1953 Georges Simenon (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

Madness and Murder

Once again Simenon dissects the twisted lives of small town people, focusing particularly on the fading glory of a local aristocratic family. The narration is superb. This is a tragic tale well-told.