Maigret and the Ghost “It was just after one o’clock in the morning when the light went out in Maigret’s office.” As Maigret is leaving his office one night he receives word that his friend and colleague Inspector Lognon, he begins appearing in the books about 35 books previous to this one has been shot twice and is clinging to life. As Maigret asks questions and begins to investigate, he learns that Lognon was shot outside the apartment that is mostly associated with prostitution, and […]

“There was a moment, between Quai de Orfevres and Pont Marie, when Maigret paused, so briefly that LaPointe, who was walking beside him, paid no attention.” Maigret fishes out a man who apparently was thrown into the river to murder him and it turns out to be the “tramp” of the title of the book. But further investigation into the man reveals a doctor, now gone missing for some time, and in investigating that disappearance with the classic “qui bono” in mind leads to a […]