Night at the Crossroads: Inspector Maigret - Inspector Maigret Special edition Merle Rutland hasn’t met anyone

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Night at the Crossroads: Inspector Maigret - Inspector Maigret Special edition Merle Rutland hasn’t met anyonePublished: 12 06 2025 One of the earliest Maigrets is a brilliantly sinister affair, with the body of a diamond merchant casting suspicion on a wealthy figure with a notoriously reclusive sister. Almost gothic in tone, Night at the Crossroads chills and intrigues with Simenons customary aplomb. 'She came forward, the outlines of her figure blurred in the half light. She came forward like a film star, or rather like the ideal woman in an adolescent's