num_pages: 165
description: Maigret, accompanying his physician on an emergency call, is drawn into one of his most stubborn cases yet. The victim, a son of a wealthy perfume manufacturer, had been enjoying an odd hobby before his collecting human voices with a tape recorder, often in the rougher districts of Paris. But his wallet and his tape recorder have been left untouched, so the killer's motive is unclear. The absence of clues begins to exasperate Maigret until an anonymous letter reveals that he is dealing with no ordinary criminal.Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon.
language: English
title: Maigret and the Killer
titlecomplete: Maigret and the Killer (Inspector Maigret, #70)
characters: Albert Janvier, Louise Maigret, Albert Lapointe, André Lucas, Old Joseph, Jules Maigret, Dr. Pardon
genres: Detective, French Literature, Novels, Crime, Noir, Belgian, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 1063
places: Paris, France
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Harvest Books