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Step into a rain-washed slice of coastal noir where manners are immaculate, rooms are perfectly arranged, and one small evening ritual hides a calculation you won’t forget.

In today’s Detective Tales, Alexander introduces a channel-exclusive rewrite inspired by classic Maigret-style mysteries—then the story is performed with crisp, clear narration by Jason Fraser. We travel from Paris to the grey cliffs of Étretat, into a house where old money keeps everything polished… including the truth.

A wealthy widow prepares her familiar night draught—sweetened with aniseed to mask its bitterness. She tastes it, sets it aside, and her maid dutifully removes the glass. By morning, the wrong person is dead. What follows isn’t a flashy puzzle of gadgets and gotchas, but a slow, unsettling investigation built on observation: who controls the household, who is “invisible,” and how obedience can be turned into a weapon.

If you love mysteries where the tension comes from silence, etiquette, and the weight of social power, this one delivers. Watch how Maigret reads the room, senses the rehearsed calm, and pulls at the one thread the family hopes no one will touch.

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