Pel Among the Pueblos

A brutal murder has been committed to an operatic soundtrack: can Inspector Pel identify the killer?

Nobody wants to talk about the murder victim found in the woods, but Inspector Pel insists on answers.

Two deaths lead to the discovery of a fledgling drug ring – can Inspector Pel bring the criminals to justice?

A series of thefts, a murder and the arrival of the Tour de France – it's a typical day in the office for Inspector Pel.

A wealthy businessman disappears – and his faithful staghound seems to be the only one upset about it... 

A terrorist group plans to assassinate the President on his visit to Burgundy – it's down to Pel to stop them.

Pel discovers himself to be the target of a letter-bomb sent by an old enemy – can he stave off the predators?

Pel's honeymoon is rudely interrupted by the murder of a local taxi driver.

Pel investigates the murders of a series of young women, and finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Pel faces interference from Paris colleagues, along with violent crime from out-of-town gangs.

When Chief Inspector Pel accepts a drinks invitation at the house of a big shot, Deputy Claude Barclay, he doesn’t realise how compromised he will become by his acceptance.

An extravagant, big time gangland criminal is ambushed and assassinated; the only witness a ten-year-old-boy.

Brigade Criminelle is mobilised when a fatal stabbing, an anticipated delivery of lethal drugs from Marseilles, and the discovery of a thirty-year-old corpse in an ancient turreted tower in the town of Puyceldome coincide with a frantic search for two murderous hitchhikers – all on Chief Inspector Pel’s patch.

Brigade Criminelle is mobilised when a fatal stabbing, an anticipated delivery of lethal drugs from Marseilles, and the discovery of a thirty-year-old corpse in an ancient turreted tower in the town of Puyceldome coincide with a frantic search for two murderous hitchhikers – all on Chief Inspector Pel’s patch.

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret

Dry humour is raised to a fine art by Inspector Pel, the heir to Simenon’s Maigret