num_pages: 192
description: Madame Thouret had no trouble identifying her husband's body. What puzzled her was that he was wearing light brown shoes and a garish tie she'd never seen before. Maigret masterfully reconstructs the secret life of a vulnerable man who has made a desperate attempt to evade failure and isolation.
language: English
title: The Man on the Boulevard
titlecomplete: The Man on the Boulevard
characters: Emilie Thouret, André Lucas, Monique Thouret, Dr. Paul (Two Bodies on a Barge), Julien Landin, Albert Magnin, Albert Lapointe, Céline Landin, Mariette Gibon, Mademoiselle Léone, Jef Schrameck, Louis Thouret, Antoinette Machère, Albert Janvier, Joseph Torrence, Albert Jorisse, Jeanne Magnin, Joseph Moers, Judge Ernest Coméliau, Jules Maigret, Monsieur Saimbron
genres: France, Noir, Mystery, Novels, Detective, Thriller, Fiction, Belgian, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 1694
places: France, Paris
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Penguin Books