Pressure mounted on Maigret from both above and the relentless press to apprehend a killer preying on women with no discernible connection beyond their hair. With the investigation stalled, Maigret devised a snare, employing undercover offi…

A man, visibly distressed, contacted the Police judiciaire one morning, demanding Inspector Maigret. He insisted he was the target of a killer, pursued relentlessly. Before Maigret could gather specifics, the line went dead. The man rediale…