num_pages: 128
description: One of the canal carters stumbled on the corpse of Mary Lampson, strangled in a stable near the the find plunged Maigret into the damp world of barges and towpath cafes. The woman's husband, a retired English colonel, was curt and unhelpful on board his yacht. But gradually Maigret extracted an account of the garish whisky-sodden life they had led along the inland waterways of France. It called for a chase on a bicycle and a confession from a dying man to draw together all the strands of a curious and pitiful story.
language: English
title: Maigret Meets a Milord
titlecomplete: Maigret Meets a Milord
characters: Willy Marco, Gloria Negretti, Jean-Evariste Darchambaux, Vladimir (The Carter of 'La Providence'), Jean Canelle, The landlord's daughter, Suzy and Lia, The Prince of Wales (The Carter of 'La Providence'), Jean Liberge, Mary Lampson, Jules Maigret, Marie Dupin, Magistrate Clairefontaine de Lagny, André Lucas, Hortense Canelle, Inspector Dufour, Benoit (The Carter of 'La Providence'), Sir Walter Lampson, Henry III of France (The Carter of 'La Providence''), The lock-keeper
genres: Fiction, France, Mystery, Thriller, French Literature, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Crime
ratings_count: 2943
places: Vitry-le-François, Paris, Meaux, France
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Penguin