In The Misty Harbor, a missing harbormaster turns up, only to be murdered on his first night home, in another captivating tale featuring Georges Simenonâs intrepid Inspector Maigret.
A man, clad in brand-new clothes with no identification, is found on the streets of Paris. Mute, he also has a bullet hole in his head that has been perfectly patched upâaltogether a strange fellow, yet affable. His maid Julie soon turns up to claim him; he is Captain Yves Joris, the harbormaster at Ouistreham. Maigret accompanies the pair safely back home, but the next morning, the captain dies, poisoned. Maigret decides to stay, pacing the thickly fog-obscured docks, striking up conversations with busy figures. The new harbormaster doesnât know why three hundred thousand francs would have been transferred into Jorisâs account. Mayor Grandmaison has an attitude that suggests heâd rather be mingling with the townâs social elite. Julie herself is loath to share anything relating to her brother, the secretive ex-convict Big Louis, for fear of appearances. Thereâs a nebulous danger lurking in this little townâthings are leaving a bad impression for Maigret, and he wonât rest until he learns what happened to the captain.
The Misty Harbor (Inspector Maigret) - Georges Simenon & Linda Coverdale
In The Misty Harbor, a missing harbormaster turns up, only to be murdered on his first night home, in another captivating tale featuring Georges Simenonâs intrepid Inspector Maigret.
A man, clad in brand-new clothes with no identification, is found on the streets of Paris. Mute, he also has a bullet hole in his head that has been perfectly patched upâaltogether a strange fellow, yet affable. His maid Julie soon turns up to claim him; he is Captain Yves Joris, the harbormaster at Ouistreham. Maigret accompanies the pair safely back home, but the next morning, the captain dies, poisoned. Maigret decides to stay, pacing the thickly fog-obscured docks, striking up conversations with busy figures. The new harbormaster doesnât know why three hundred thousand francs would have been transferred into Jorisâs account. Mayor Grandmaison has an attitude that suggests heâd rather be mingling with the townâs social elite. Julie herself is loath to share anything relating to her brother, the secretive ex-convict Big Louis, for fear of appearances. Thereâs a nebulous danger lurking in this little townâthings are leaving a bad impression for Maigret, and he wonât rest until he learns what happened to the captain.