num_pages: 160
description: In a great courtroom drama, Maigret has to explain why he does not believe that Gaston Meurant was capable of slitting his aunt's throat for money and smothering a small child. But in saving him from the gallows, Maigret must expose some dark secrets about Meurant's life.
language: English
title: Maigret in Court
titlecomplete: Maigret in Court
characters: Jules Maigret, Albert Janvier, Old Joseph, Dr. Paul (Two Bodies on a Barge), Albert Lapointe
genres: Crime, Novels, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, France, Belgian, Fiction, Detective, Mystery
ratings_count: 768
places: France
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Avon Books