La nuit du carrefour
About this book
A classic among Simenons, this is the story of Maigret's night vigil at the Three Widows' Crossroads, where the body of a Jewish diamond-merchant had been found. Pompous M. Michonnet, at one house, owned the car containing the corpse; aristocratic Carl Andersen, the Dane, owned the garage containing the car; and vulgar M. Oscar, at the service-station, simply sold petrol to all-comers. None of them knew a thing. Then the victim's widow is shot dead at Maigret's feet, and he plunges into action to uncover a tight little criminal web with a woman at the center of it.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 3408 readers · 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read La nuit du carrefour?
About ≈ 3 h 07 m — 168 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is La nuit du carrefour?
168 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is La nuit du carrefour?
It sits on the Thriller, Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is La nuit du carrefour in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in La nuit du carrefour?
The main characters include Maigret.
Where does La nuit du carrefour take place?
It is set in France, Paris, Paris (France).
Who wrote La nuit du carrefour?
Georges Simenon.