The Patience of Maigret

About “The Patience of Maigret”

Superintendent Maigret has spent over twenty years trying to catch the operators of a gang that commits bold jewelry store robberies during the day. When the body of Corsican immigrant Manuel Palmari is found in his wheelchair, shot in the neck, Maigret starts by questioning the other residents of his apartment building. Among the diverse group of people living there, a secret from World War II is uncovered, offering a key clue in the investigation. The story is part of a novel by Georges Simenon.