Death Threats and Other Stories (Inspector Maigret)

Whether he is confronted with a murder in a Cannes hotel or a suspect on the loose in the wintry streets of Paris, Maigret’s instinct is always the same: to methodically, relentlessly seek out the truth.

Inspector Maigret is the consummate detective, a man who, without a mystery to solve, is “at a loss as to what to do with himself.” Maigret’s relentless need for and ability to root out the truth is in full force in Death Threats, a collection of stories spanning the length of his police career and beyond. Set in locales ranging from the streets of Paris to the grand hotels of Cannes, and even to Maigret’s quiet, comfortable retirement home in the Loire, the stories in Death Threats succinctly exhibit the diverse characters, gripping suspense, and psychological perceptiveness that are Simenon’s calling cards.