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Maigret’s genius is not deductive but inductive . He does not look for clever clues; he looks for motives and pressure points . His office at 36 Quai des Orfèvres, the headquarters of the Paris Police Judiciaire, is a sanctuary of warmth (his infamous stove) and ritual (his countless pipes and a drink of beer or a brandy).

The face of the character for a generation of British viewers. Maigret

It was a drizzly evening in Paris, the kind of night that made you want to stay indoors with a warm cup of coffee. But for Commissaire Maigret, there was no rest. He stood outside the Café de la Paix on the Boulevard des Capucines, a haze of cigarette smoke curling out into the damp air. Maigret’s genius is not deductive but inductive

Maigret is often described as a "mender of destinies." His method is famously non-scientific; he rarely relies on fingerprints or forensic gadgets. Instead, he "soaks up" the atmosphere of a crime scene. The face of the character for a generation