Maigret's Failure (Inspector Maigret)

A reluctant investigation into the murder of a hated man forces Inspector Jules Maigret to confront his own indifference, as justice slips quietly out of reach.

Summoned by a man he despises, Maigret reluctantly agrees to protect Félix Fumal, a former schoolyard bully turned ruthless businessman whose fortune has been built on the ruin of others. Now wealthy, feared, and politically connected, Fumal has begun receiving anonymous death threats—but Maigret’s interest is tepid, colored by old m...