Pietr Le Letton by Georges Simenon

Inspector Maigret is drawn into a tense manhunt for a smooth, enigmatic foreigner suspected of a series of brutal crimes; as he follows scant clues and persistent rumors through Paris and its outskirts, Maigret gradually unravels a web of deception, charm and violence that tests his patience and instincts, leading to a tense confrontation that lays bare moral ambiguities about guilt, fate and justice.

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