num_pages: 126
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 (Inspector Maigret #55)
characters: Albert Lapointe, Dr. Paul (Two Bodies on a Barge), Jules Maigret, Albert Janvier, Old Joseph
genres: Fiction, France, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Belgian, Crime
ratings_count: 769
places: France
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Penguin Books