A Man's Neck
CrimeMysteryThriller
Willy Ferrière is a gambler living beyond his means, and his mistress is as greedy as he's dead broke. One day, he says out of loud in a a Montparnasse café that he would give 100,000 francs to get rid of his wealthy aunt so he could claim his inheritance. Someone secretly lets Willy know it's a deal. The old lady is murdered, and a low-life criminal is manipulated to be the perfect suspect. But Superintendant Maigret feels something is wrong.
VIBE
A smoky, Parisian underworld unfolds as a desperate gambler's wish turns deadly. Shadows cling to every corner as a shrewd inspector navigates a web of deceit, unmasking the rot beneath a veneer of respectability.
tensesuspensefulgrittynoirsteadyclassic whodunitperiod pieceatmosphericdetective proceduralgreedmanipulationjusticeclass
based on novel or bookinspectorauntmurdermurder mystery
