A dead man is thrown out of a moving car in the middle of Paris. Why did the conservative coffeehouse owner Albert have to die? Allegedly, after an observation at the racetrack, he discovered a notorious gang that terrorized all of northern France. But before he could inform the police, he had to die. Right in front of Maigret's eyes, a member of the dangerous gang is shot dead in Albert's café. By the time the police can track down the gangsters' sinister hideout, the birds have already flown away. Only one injured woman was left behind... Based on the 29th novel in the Maigret series: Maigret et son mort (1948). Published in German translation under the title Maigret und sein Toter.