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Character · Quai des Orfèvres · 70 books

Janvier

Inspector on Maigret's team · Georges Simenon

Janvier is an inspector on Maigret’s team.

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Character facts

First appearance
Night at the Crossroads (1931)
Latest appearance
Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)
Books
70 (2 major, 68 minor)
Series
Inspector Maigret
Author
Georges Simenon
Circle
Quai des Orfèvres

Where to meet Janvier

Janvier first appears in Night at the Crossroads (1931), in a minor role, book 6 of the Inspector Maigret series.

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Every book with Janvier

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1931·Night at the Crossroadsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  2. 1931·A Crime in Hollandminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  3. 1931·The Grand Banks Caféminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  4. 1931·A Man's Headminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  5. 1931·The Dancer at the Gai-Moulinminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  6. 1932·The Two-Penny Barminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  7. 1932·The Shadow Puppetminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  8. 1932·The Saint-Fiacre Affairminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  9. 1932·The Flemish Houseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  10. 1932·The Madman of Bergeracminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  11. 1932·The Misty Harbourminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  12. 1932·Liberty Barminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  13. 1933·Lock No. 1minor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  14. 1934·Maigretminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  15. 1942·Cécile Is Deadminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  16. 1942·The Cellars of the Majesticminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  17. 1942·The Judge's Houseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  18. 1944MSigned, Picpusmajor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  19. 1944·Inspector Cadaverminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  20. 1944·Félicieminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  21. 1947·Maigret Gets Angryminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  22. 1947·Maigret in New Yorkminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  23. 1948·Maigret's Holidayminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  24. 1948·Maigret's Dead Manminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  25. 1949·Maigret's First Caseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  26. 1949·My Friend Maigretminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  27. 1949·Maigret at the Coroner'sminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  28. 1950·Maigret and the Old Ladyminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  29. 1950·Madame Maigret's Friendminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  30. 1951·Maigret's Memoirsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  31. 1951·Maigret at Picratt'sminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  32. 1951·Maigret Takes a Roomminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  33. 1951·Maigret and the Tall Womanminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  34. 1952·Maigret, Lognon and the Gangstersminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  35. 1952·Maigret's Revolverminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  36. 1953·Maigret and the Man on the Benchminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  37. 1953·Maigret Is Afraidminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  38. 1953·Maigret's Mistakeminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  39. 1954·Maigret Goes to Schoolminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  40. 1954·Maigret and the Dead Girlminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  41. 1955·Maigret and the Ministerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  42. 1955·Maigret and the Headless Corpseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  43. 1955MMaigret Sets a Trapmajor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  44. 1956·Maigret's Failureminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  45. 1957·Maigret Enjoys Himselfminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  46. 1958·Maigret Travelsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  47. 1958·Maigret's Doubtsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  48. 1959·Maigret and the Reluctant Witnessesminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  49. 1959·Maigret's Secretminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  50. 1960·Maigret in Courtminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  51. 1960·Maigret and the Old Peopleminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  52. 1961·Maigret and the Lazy Burglarminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  53. 1962·Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  54. 1962·Maigret and the Saturday Callerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  55. 1963·Maigret and the Trampminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  56. 1963·Maigret's Angerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  57. 1964·Maigret and the Ghostminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  58. 1964·Maigret Defends Himselfminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  59. 1965·Maigret's Patienceminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  60. 1966·Maigret and the Nahour Caseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  61. 1967·Maigret's Pickpocketminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  62. 1968·Maigret Hesitatesminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  63. 1968·Maigret in Vichyminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  64. 1968·Maigret's Childhood Friendminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  65. 1969·Maigret and the Killerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  66. 1970·Maigret and the Wine Merchantminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  67. 1970·Maigret and the Madwomanminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  68. 1971·Maigret and the Lonerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  69. 1971·Maigret and the Informerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  70. 1972·Maigret and Monsieur Charlesminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Jules MaigretCommissaire of the Paris Police Judiciaire70
Madame MaigretMaigret's wife69
LucasSergeant, later inspector, Maigret's longest-serving assistant68
LapointeYoung inspector, a favourite of Maigret's43
TorrenceInspector in the early cases14
Dr PardonMaigret's doctor and friend9