Maigret goes to the seaside to investigate the death of a simple country girl called Rose.
She was a maid for Madame Besson who was well to do with her second husband. Now she is in reduced circumstances along with her children and step children. One of them is a minor politician.
Madame Besson reckons that she was the intended target. Rose had taken the sleeping draught that Rose meant to take.
Maigret hones in on the children and step children. They have money issues, lovers and need to take some kind of encouragement to help them get to sleep.
It is a story where Maigret picks up little clues here and there. Enough for him to narrow down the culprit.
He also roughs up one suspect a little to get some information or because he just disliked them.
She was a maid for Madame Besson who was well to do with her second husband. Now she is in reduced circumstances along with her children and step children. One of them is a minor politician.
Madame Besson reckons that she was the intended target. Rose had taken the sleeping draught that Rose meant to take.
Maigret hones in on the children and step children. They have money issues, lovers and need to take some kind of encouragement to help them get to sleep.
It is a story where Maigret picks up little clues here and there. Enough for him to narrow down the culprit.
He also roughs up one suspect a little to get some information or because he just disliked them.
