num_pages: 156
description: When Inspector Maigret's wallet and badge are stolen on a bus, it sets off a chain of events culminating in a grisly murder caseA pickpocket steals Maigret's wallet only to contact him the following day, returning the stolen items on the condition that he come to the thief's apartment. When the agitated young thief leads Maigret to the body of his wife, dead of a gunshot wound to the head, he implores Maigret to take the case. Unsure whether he can trust him, the inspector becomes embroiled in a most unusual murder investigation.Putting the detective's knowledge of Paris's underworld to the test, Maigret's Pickpocket is a shocking mystery from Georges Simenon.
language: English
title: Maigret and the Pickpocket
titlecomplete: Maigret and the Pickpocket (English and French Edition)
characters: Jules Maigret, Old Joseph, Louise Maigret, Gastinne-Renette
genres: France, Noir, Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 964
places: France, Paris
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Harcourt