The Shadow in the Courtyard

The Shadow in the Courtyard (other English-language titles are Maigret Mystified and The Shadow Puppet; French: L'Ombre chinoise) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written in Antibes in December 1931 and was published a month later, in January 1932, by the Parisian publishing house Fayard.

The Shadow in the Courtyard
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original titleFrench: L'Ombre chinoise
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench
SeriesInspector Jules Maigret
GenreDetective fiction, Crime fiction
PublisherFayard
Publication date
1932
Published in English
1934
Media typePrint
Preceded byGuinguette by the Seine 
Followed byMaigret Goes Home 
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