num_pages: 93
description: On a stormy evening in the coastal town of Concarneau, Monsieur Mostaguen, a local wine merchant, is shot after leaving the Admiral Hotel. When Inspector Maigret is called in to solve the crime, he finds the townspeople in a state of panic, provoked by inflammatory articles in the press, as one by one prominent citizens of the town are attacked. But what connects the victims? What is Emma, the downtrodden hotel waitress, hiding from Maigret? And what is the significance of the mysterious yellow dog lurking around Concarneau, causing its citizens great unease?
language: French
title: Le Chien Jaune
titlecomplete: Le Chien Jaune
characters: Mayor of Concarneau, Jules Maigret, Dr. Ernest Michoux, Madame Michoux, Monsieur Mostaguen, Jean Servières, Emma the waitress, Monsieur Le Pommeret, Inspector Leroy
genres: Crime, Classics, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, France, French Literature, Fiction, Detective, Mystery
ratings_count: 4551
places: Concarneau, France
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Hachette