Maigret in Court: Inspector Maigret, Book 55

Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child.

The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mannered man by the name of Gaston Meurant.

Maigret remains unconvinced of the man's guilt and at his trial exposes some shocking truths about Meurant's private life that may prove his innocence.