This detective story featuring Maigret,has a slow & steady rhythm. His writing style is spare but effective. The murdered victim tracks the “sounds”of life on a cassette recorder he wears visibly around his neck.What evidence might be in those tapes? Red herrings take Maigret on one path involving house break-ins-might thse men be connected to the murder?But when Maigret strategically uses the newspapers to draw the perpetrator out 🔽