Contains five Inspector Maigret novels: "Maigret in Montmartre", "Maigret's Mistake", "Maigret Has Scruples", "Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses", and "Maigret Goes to School".

Maigret in Montmartre: A stripper shows up at a police station with information about a planned murder.

Maigret's Mistake: A naive young woman who has been tricked into working for a sleazy purveyor of pornography is found dead.

Maigret has Scruples: A salesclerk in a big department store comes to Maigret claiming that his wife wants to murder him.

Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses: The son and heir of a once-wealthy family is found murdered and all of the witnesses have good reasons to lie to the police.

Maigret Goes To School: Maigret is called to the provinces when a schoolmaster is accused of murdering a terrible old woman.