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Character · Quai des Orfèvres · 75 books

Jules Maigret

Commissaire of the Paris Police Judiciaire · Georges Simenon

Jules Maigret is a commissaire of the Paris Police Judiciaire.

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Character facts

First appearance
Pietr the Latvian (1931)
Latest appearance
Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)
Books
75 (75 as lead)
Series
Inspector Maigret
Author
Georges Simenon
Circle
Quai des Orfèvres

Where to meet Jules Maigret

Jules Maigret first appears in Pietr the Latvian (1931), as the lead, book 1 of the Inspector Maigret series.

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Every book with Jules Maigret

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

  1. 1931LPietr the Latvianlead · Inspector MaigretFirst case in printBuy
  2. 1931LThe Late Monsieur Galletlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  3. 1931LThe Hanged Man of Saint-Pholienlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  4. 1931LThe Carter of La Providencelead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  5. 1931LThe Yellow Doglead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  6. 1931LNight at the Crossroadslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  7. 1931LA Crime in Hollandlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  8. 1931LThe Grand Banks Cafélead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  9. 1931LA Man's Headlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  10. 1931LThe Dancer at the Gai-Moulinlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  11. 1932LThe Two-Penny Barlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  12. 1932LThe Shadow Puppetlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  13. 1932LThe Saint-Fiacre Affairlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  14. 1932LThe Flemish Houselead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  15. 1932LThe Madman of Bergeraclead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  16. 1932LThe Misty Harbourlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  17. 1932LLiberty Barlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  18. 1933LLock No. 1lead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  19. 1934LMaigretlead · Inspector MaigretComes out of retirement to help his nephewBuy
  20. 1942LCécile Is Deadlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  21. 1942LThe Cellars of the Majesticlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  22. 1942LThe Judge's Houselead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  23. 1944LSigned, Picpuslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  24. 1944LInspector Cadaverlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  25. 1944LFélicielead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  26. 1947LMaigret Gets Angrylead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  27. 1947LMaigret in New Yorklead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  28. 1948LMaigret's Holidaylead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  29. 1948LMaigret's Dead Manlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  30. 1949LMaigret's First Caselead · Inspector MaigretA young secretary at a local station in 1913Buy
  31. 1949LMy Friend Maigretlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  32. 1949LMaigret at the Coroner'slead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  33. 1950LMaigret and the Old Ladylead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  34. 1950LMadame Maigret's Friendlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  35. 1951LMaigret's Memoirslead · Inspector MaigretTells his own story, correcting SimenonBuy
  36. 1951LMaigret at Picratt'slead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  37. 1951LMaigret Takes a Roomlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  38. 1951LMaigret and the Tall Womanlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  39. 1952LMaigret, Lognon and the Gangsterslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  40. 1952LMaigret's Revolverlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  41. 1953LMaigret and the Man on the Benchlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  42. 1953LMaigret Is Afraidlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  43. 1953LMaigret's Mistakelead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  44. 1954LMaigret Goes to Schoollead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  45. 1954LMaigret and the Dead Girllead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  46. 1955LMaigret and the Ministerlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  47. 1955LMaigret and the Headless Corpselead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  48. 1955LMaigret Sets a Traplead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  49. 1956LMaigret's Failurelead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  50. 1957LMaigret Enjoys Himselflead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  51. 1958LMaigret Travelslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  52. 1958LMaigret's Doubtslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  53. 1959LMaigret and the Reluctant Witnesseslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  54. 1959LMaigret's Secretlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  55. 1960LMaigret in Courtlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  56. 1960LMaigret and the Old Peoplelead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  57. 1961LMaigret and the Lazy Burglarlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  58. 1962LMaigret and the Good People of Montparnasselead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  59. 1962LMaigret and the Saturday Callerlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  60. 1963LMaigret and the Tramplead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  61. 1963LMaigret's Angerlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  62. 1964LMaigret and the Ghostlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  63. 1964LMaigret Defends Himselflead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  64. 1965LMaigret's Patiencelead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  65. 1966LMaigret and the Nahour Caselead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  66. 1967LMaigret's Pickpocketlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  67. 1968LMaigret Hesitateslead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  68. 1968LMaigret in Vichylead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  69. 1968LMaigret's Childhood Friendlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  70. 1969LMaigret and the Killerlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  71. 1970LMaigret and the Wine Merchantlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  72. 1970LMaigret and the Madwomanlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  73. 1971LMaigret and the Lonerlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  74. 1971LMaigret and the Informerlead · Inspector MaigretBuy
  75. 1972LMaigret and Monsieur Charleslead · Inspector MaigretBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Madame MaigretMaigret's wife74
LucasSergeant, later inspector, Maigret's longest-serving assistant73
JanvierInspector on Maigret's team70
LapointeYoung inspector, a favourite of Maigret's43
TorrenceInspector in the early cases19
Dr PardonMaigret's doctor and friend9