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The Maigret series, written by Georges Simenon and published between 1931 and 2000, follows the investigations of Inspector Jules Maigret, a meticulous and intuitive police officer. Set primarily in France, the stories explore crimes ranging from political corruption to personal betrayals, often focusing on the psychological depth of suspects and the moral complexities of the cases. The series emphasizes Maigret's unique approach to detection, rooted in empathy, observation, and an understanding of human behavior.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
In this novel by Georges Simenon, Maigret has only a faint idea of what he is dealing with when he arrives one May afternoon in Delfzijl, a small…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
The Sailors Rendezvous is a 1931 detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. It is one of the…
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Buy on AmazonLe charretier de 'La Providence'
1931 · Georges Simenon
One rainy night, a canal worker discovers the strangled body of Mary Lampson near Lock 14. Her husband is curt and unmoved when Maigret questions him…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
Maigret investigates the case of a man sentenced to death for a violent murder. He begins a bold effort to prove the man's innocence. Along the way,…
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1931 · Georges Simenon
M. Gallet décédé (The Late Monsieur Gallet) is a 1931 detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, and the first novel featuring Detective…
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1931 · Georges Simenon
The Two-Penny Bar is a detective novel by Belgian author Georges Simenon, featuring the character Inspector Jules Maigret. The story centers on…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
The Gai-Moulin is a nightclub in Liege with crimson plush seats, wall mirrors, and marble tables. A jazz band plays as a couple dances and Adele…
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Buy on AmazonThe Crime of Inspector Maigret
1931 · Georges Simenon
Le Pendu de St Pholien is an early novel by Georges Simenon that follows Inspector Maigret as he unintentionally leads a man to suicide. Louis…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
A classic by Georges Simenon, this story follows Inspector Maigret as he investigates the death of a Jewish diamond-merchant whose body was found at…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
Maigret is in Rennes to reorganize the flying squad when he is called to Concarneau after Monsieur Mostaguen, a respected citizen, is shot dead while…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Georges Simenon
Pietr the Lett was a mysterious international swindler who had been tracked across European borders by Interpol. His true identity remained unknown,…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Georges Simenon
Superintendent Maigret is out of place on the Côte d'Azur, where the bright colors and vacationers contrast with his formal attire. He is called to…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Georges Simenon
The character in the novel by Georges Simenon is not an ordinary person seeking help. She does not show submission by lowering her eyes. Her posture…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Georges Simenon
The Saint-Fiacre Affair is a novel by Georges Simenon featuring Inspector Maigret. Maigret's past comes to life when he returns to his home village,…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Georges Simenon
The lighted windows went dark one by one. A dead man's silhouette could be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Georges Simenon
The Madman of Bergerac is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his recurring character Detective Chief Inspector Jules…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Georges Simenon
The Misty Harbour (Death of a Harbour Master) is a 1932 detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Georges Simenon
Jules Maigret, or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective created by writer Georges Simenon. He is divisional commissaire of the…
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Buy on Amazon1942 · Georges Simenon
A novel by Georges Simenon. For six months, Cécile pesters Chief Superintendent Maigret in his waiting room, patiently insisting that furniture in…
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Buy on AmazonMaigret and the Hotel Majestic
1942 · Georges Simenon
Majestic Hotel Cellars is a 1945 French crime film directed by Richard Pottier and based on the Maigret novel Maigret and the Hotel Majestic by…
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Buy on Amazon1942 · Georges Simenon
Maigret is sent to a remote coastal town after being exiled from Paris for offending his superiors. He is initially bored and out of his element. A…
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Buy on Amazon1944 · Georges Simenon
Félicie, published as Maigret and the Toy Village, is a 1944 detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his recurring character…
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Buy on Amazon1944 · Georges Simenon
M travels to the small town of Saint-Aubin-les-Marais at the request of the Examining Magistrate Victor Bréjon. His brother-in-law, Étienne Naud, had…
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Buy on Amazon1944 · Georges Simenon
A man reports to the Police Judiciare that he saw a note warning a fortuneteller would be murdered at five o'clock that day. Later, a young woman who…
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1947 · Georges Simenon
Maigret Gets Angry is a 1947 detective novel by Georges Simenon featuring the character Jules Maigret. The story centers on Maigret as he…
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Buy on Amazon1947 · Georges Simenon
Maigret in New York is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written…
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1948 · Georges Simenon
This novel by Georges Simenon contains two Inspector Maigret novels: "A Summer Holiday" (also known as "Maigret on Vacation") and "To Any Lengths"…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Georges Simenon
Maigret's Dead Man is a 1948 novel by Georges Simenon in which Maigret plunges into the murky Parisian underworld. It is book twenty-nine of the new…
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Maigret's First Case is a 1948 detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Jules Maigret. The book covers Maigret's…
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Buy on Amazon1949 · Georges Simenon
Chief Superintendent Margret, a French investigator, finds himself in Tucson, Arizona, attending an inquest at the request of an FBI colleague. This…
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Buy on Amazon1949 · Georges Simenon
Inspector Maigret is called to a small Mediterranean island after a small-time crook is murdered. The man had boasted about his friend, a policeman,…
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Buy on Amazon1950 · Georges Simenon
Inspector Maigret is called to a seaside village in Normandy when a charming elderly widow asks for his help. As he investigates, he uncovers a lost…
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Buy on Amazon1950 · Georges Simenon
Madame Maigret takes the lead in a new investigation in this thirty-third book of the Penguin Maigret series. When Inspector Maigret arrives home, he…
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Buy on AmazonMaigret and the Burglar's Wife
1951 · Georges Simenon
Freddie, known to the police as "Sad Freddie" and to the newspapers as "the burglar on a bike," was a former safe installer turned independent thief.…
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1951 · Georges Simenon
Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper is a detective novel by Georges Simenon, published in 1950. It features Inspector Maigret, the most…
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Buy on Amazon1951 · Georges Simenon
Maigret's Memoirs is a novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. It is different from other Maigret novels because it does not have a traditional…
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Buy on Amazon1952 · Georges Simenon
Madame Maigret calls her husband to inform him that a frightened young man has come to their home and is waiting for him during his midday meal. When…
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Buy on AmazonMaigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
1952 · Georges Simenon
"Maigret Hesitates," "Maigret's Pickpocket," and "Maigret and the Killer" are three novels featuring Inspector Maigret, a character created by…
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Buy on Amazon1953 · Georges Simenon
Lulu und Louise ist eine Erzählung über eine Frau, die unter zwei Identitäten lebt. Lulu ist eine Prostituierte aus der Provinz, die ins Krankenhaus…
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Buy on Amazon1954 · Georges Simenon
A murder takes place in the small town of Saint-André-sur-Mer, where the ex-postmistress is found dead. The case seems simple, as almost anyone could…
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1955 · Georges Simenon
Maigret tend un piege, known in English as Maigret Sets a Trap, is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon. It features his…
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Buy on AmazonMaigret and the Headless Corpse
1955 · Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Headless Corpse is a 1955 book by Georges Simenon. It is part of the series Maigret collection. Catalog genres: Crime Fiction,…
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Buy on Amazon1956 · Georges Simenon
Ferdinand Fumal was a butcher who built a fortune through several meat chains. His rise was due to his ruthless ambition, intrigues, and sadism,…
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Buy on Amazon1957 · Georges Simenon
Ordered by his doctor to rest, Maigret stays in Paris on vacation while his wife visits the country, and follows a fresh murder case only through the…
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Buy on Amazon1958 · Georges Simenon
This passage describes a rare moment of calm at the Quai des Orfevres, a police station where detectives often work under intense pressure. During…
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Buy on Amazon1961 · Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. The story…
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Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
1962 · Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse is a novel by Georges Simenon, originally published in French in 1962 under the title Maigret et les…
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Buy on AmazonMaigret and the Saturday Caller
1962 · Georges Simenon
Maigret and the Saturday Caller is a novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon. The original French version, Maigret et le Client du samedi, appeared…
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Buy on Amazon1963 · Georges Simenon
A vagrant living under a bridge is attacked at night, sustaining a skull fracture and being thrown into the River Seine. Two bargemen rescue him from…
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Buy on Amazon1964 · Georges Simenon
One of Maigret's own inspectors is shot and gravely wounded while keeping watch on a house, leaving only the cryptic word "ghost" before collapsing.…
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Buy on Amazon1964 · Georges Simenon
Maigret is fifty-two and preparing to retire in three years, having built a distinguished career as a detective. His cases have been widely…
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Buy on Amazon1965 · Georges Simenon
Superintendent Maigret has spent over twenty years trying to catch the operators of a gang that commits bold jewelry store robberies during the day.…
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Buy on Amazon1968 · Georges Simenon
During a bus ride on a warm spring day, Maigret has his wallet stolen. The man who returns it hours later is also the thief, and being an artist, he…
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1968 · Georges Simenon
Maigret hésite is a 1968 book by Georges Simenon. It is part of the series Maigret collection. Catalog genres: Crime Fiction.
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Buy on Amazon1969 · Georges Simenon
A 1969 novel by Georges Simenon. A young man walks through the streets recording voices with a cassette recorder and is then murdered; because he is…
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Buy on Amazon1970 · Georges Simenon
This is a unique case for Maigret, who becomes deeply involved both mentally and emotionally. An elderly woman, well-kept and calm, approaches him…
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Buy on Amazon1971 · Georges Simenon
Monsieur Maurice, a former gangster turned respected restaurant owner, is found shot dead on a quiet Montmartre street. Maigret, puzzled by the…
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Buy on Amazon1971 · Georges Simenon
It was August, and many of the inspectors, along with much of Paris, were on holiday. Things were quiet until Chief Superintendent Maigret received a…
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1972 · Georges Simenon
Maigret and Monsieur Charles is a 1972 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon, and is the last novel featuring his long-running…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Georges Simenon
Maigret is summoned to a clandestine evening meeting by a desperate government minister, drawing him into an unsavory world of political corruption,…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Maigret books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Un Crime en Hollande”. Start with “Un Crime en Hollande.”
How many books are in the Maigret series?
We list 66 books by Georges Simenon , published between 1931–1972.
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