Maigret's War of Nerves

Georges Simenon

Book 5 of Maigret

Language: English

Publisher: Harcourt

Published: Mar 13, 1986

Description:

A rich American widow and her maid have been stabbed to death in a brutal attack. All the evidence points to Joseph, a young drifter, and he is soon arrested. But what is his motive? Or is he just a pawn in a wider conspiracy?

Inspector Maigret believes the police have the wrong man and lets him escape from prison to prove his innocence. perhaps, with Joseph on the loose, the real murderer will surface.

A deadly game of cross and double-cross has begun...
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Mass Market Paperback
Published by Avon Books (first published 1931)