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Character · Quai des Orfèvres · 43 books

Lapointe

Young inspector, a favourite of Maigret's · Georges Simenon

Lapointe is a young inspector and a favourite of Maigret’s.

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Character facts

First appearance
Maigret and the Old Lady (1950)
Latest appearance
Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)
Books
43 (2 major, 41 minor)
Series
Inspector Maigret
Author
Georges Simenon
Circle
Quai des Orfèvres

Where to meet Lapointe

Lapointe first appears in Maigret and the Old Lady (1950), in a minor role, book 33 of the Inspector Maigret series.

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Every book with Lapointe

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

  1. 1950·Maigret and the Old Ladyminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  2. 1950·Madame Maigret's Friendminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  3. 1951·Maigret's Memoirsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  4. 1951·Maigret at Picratt'sminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  5. 1951·Maigret Takes a Roomminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  6. 1951·Maigret and the Tall Womanminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  7. 1952·Maigret, Lognon and the Gangstersminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  8. 1952·Maigret's Revolverminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  9. 1953·Maigret and the Man on the Benchminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  10. 1953·Maigret Is Afraidminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  11. 1953·Maigret's Mistakeminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  12. 1954·Maigret Goes to Schoolminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  13. 1954·Maigret and the Dead Girlminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  14. 1955·Maigret and the Ministerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  15. 1955·Maigret and the Headless Corpseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  16. 1955MMaigret Sets a Trapmajor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  17. 1956·Maigret's Failureminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  18. 1957·Maigret Enjoys Himselfminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  19. 1958·Maigret Travelsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  20. 1958·Maigret's Doubtsminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  21. 1959·Maigret and the Reluctant Witnessesminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  22. 1959·Maigret's Secretminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  23. 1960·Maigret in Courtminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  24. 1960·Maigret and the Old Peopleminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  25. 1961·Maigret and the Lazy Burglarminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  26. 1962·Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  27. 1962·Maigret and the Saturday Callerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  28. 1963·Maigret and the Trampminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  29. 1963·Maigret's Angerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  30. 1964·Maigret and the Ghostminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  31. 1964·Maigret Defends Himselfminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  32. 1965·Maigret's Patienceminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  33. 1966·Maigret and the Nahour Caseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  34. 1967·Maigret's Pickpocketminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  35. 1968·Maigret Hesitatesminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  36. 1968·Maigret in Vichyminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  37. 1968·Maigret's Childhood Friendminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  38. 1969·Maigret and the Killerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  39. 1970·Maigret and the Wine Merchantminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  40. 1970MMaigret and the Madwomanmajor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  41. 1971·Maigret and the Lonerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  42. 1971·Maigret and the Informerminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  43. 1972·Maigret and Monsieur Charlesminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
JanvierInspector on Maigret's team43
Jules MaigretCommissaire of the Paris Police Judiciaire43
Madame MaigretMaigret's wife43
LucasSergeant, later inspector, Maigret's longest-serving assistant42
Dr PardonMaigret's doctor and friend9
Inspector LognonGloomy, unlucky local inspector5