num_pages: 196
description: A decapitated male corpse, found in a Paris canal, leads Inspector Maigret to suspect the sexually untidy femme-owner of a small bistro.
language: English
title: Maigret and the Headless Corpse
titlecomplete: Maigret and the Headless Corpse (English and French Edition)
characters: Omer Calas, Lucette Calas, Maitre Canonge, Dr. Paul (Two Bodies on a Barge), Honoré de Boissancourt, Dr. Petrelle, Albert Lapointe, Louise Maigret, Jules Naud, Jules Maigret, Moers (Maigret's Mistake), Robert Naud, Albert Janvier, Aline Calas, Joseph Torrence, Antoine Cristin, Professor Lavaud, Dieudonné Pape, André Lucas, Judge Ernest Coméliau
genres: Thriller, Detective, French Literature, Novels, Crime, Noir, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 1298
places: Paris, France
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Harcourt