Character guide · 75 books · 1931 to 1972 · Set in Paris

Georges Simenon

Crime and mysteryPolice procedural Golden Age

Commissaire Jules Maigret of the Paris Police Judiciaire solves crimes by understanding people rather than clues, in 75 short novels written from 1931 to 1972. Simenon was Belgian and wrote in French.

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Inspector Maigret

75 books · Set in ParisPolice proceduralGolden Age

1Pietr the Latvian1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
2The Late Monsieur Gallet1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
3The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
4The Carter of La Providence1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
5The Yellow Dog1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
6Night at the Crossroads1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
7A Crime in Holland1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
8The Grand Banks Café1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
9A Man's Head1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
10The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin1931With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
11The Two-Penny Bar1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
12The Shadow Puppet1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
13The Saint-Fiacre Affair1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
14The Flemish House1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
15The Madman of Bergerac1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
16The Misty Harbour1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
17Liberty Bar1932With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
18Lock No. 11933With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
19Maigret1934With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
20Cécile Is Dead1942With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
21The Cellars of the Majestic1942With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
22The Judge's House1942With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
23Signed, Picpus1944With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
24Inspector Cadaver1944With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
25Félicie1944With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
26Maigret Gets Angry1947With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
27Maigret in New York1947With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
28Maigret's Holiday1948With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
29Maigret's Dead Man1948With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
30Maigret's First Case1949With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
31My Friend Maigret1949With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
32Maigret at the Coroner's1949With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
33Maigret and the Old Lady1950With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
34Madame Maigret's Friend1950With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
35Maigret's Memoirs1951With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
36Maigret at Picratt's1951With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
37Maigret Takes a Room1951With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
38Maigret and the Tall Woman1951With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
39Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters1952With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
40Maigret's Revolver1952With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
41Maigret and the Man on the Bench1953With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
42Maigret Is Afraid1953With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
43Maigret's Mistake1953With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
44Maigret Goes to School1954With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
45Maigret and the Dead Girl1954With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
46Maigret and the Minister1955With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
47Maigret and the Headless Corpse1955With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
48Maigret Sets a Trap1955With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
49Maigret's Failure1956With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
50Maigret Enjoys Himself1957With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
51Maigret Travels1958With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
52Maigret's Doubts1958With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
53Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses1959With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
54Maigret's Secret1959With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
55Maigret in Court1960With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
56Maigret and the Old People1960With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
57Maigret and the Lazy Burglar1961With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
58Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse1962With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
59Maigret and the Saturday Caller1962With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
60Maigret and the Tramp1963With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
61Maigret's Anger1963With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
62Maigret and the Ghost1964With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
63Maigret Defends Himself1964With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
64Maigret's Patience1965With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
65Maigret and the Nahour Case1966With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
66Maigret's Pickpocket1967With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
67Maigret Hesitates1968With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
68Maigret in Vichy1968With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
69Maigret's Childhood Friend1968With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
70Maigret and the Killer1969With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
71Maigret and the Wine Merchant1970With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
72Maigret and the Madwoman1970With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
73Maigret and the Loner1971With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
74Maigret and the Informer1971With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon
75Maigret and Monsieur Charles1972With Jules MaigretBuy on Amazon