Maigret and the Man on the Bench (Inspector Maigret)

The vicious stabbing of a dull and respectable man makes for a knotty investigation when his audacious secret life comes to light.

A middle-aged man is knifed in an alleyway, dying instantly. In this working-class area of Saint-Martin, random stabbings don’t typically interest Maigret. But Louis Thouret, in his raincoat and dark suit, is conspicuously ordinary, not a drunk or a gang member. Asking around, Maigret gets the impression of a kind and gentle soul, and he grows attached to the dea...