Reading Order
6 series · 193 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Maigret Meets a Milord / The Carter of 'La Providence' (Short Story) | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | The Death of Monsieur Gallet / The Late Monsieur Gallet / Maigret Stonewalled | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien / The Crime of Inspector Maigret / Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | A Battle of Nerves / A Man\'s Head / Maigret Bides His Time / The Patience of Maigret / Maigret\'s Patience | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Yellow Dog / Maigret and the Concarneau Murders | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | Maigret at the Crossroads / The Night at the Crossroads | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | Maigret in Holland / A Crime in Holland | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 9 | The Sailors' Rendezvous / Maigret Answers a Plea / The Grand Banks Cafe (Short Story) | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 10 | The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin / Maigret at the Gai-Moulin | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 11 | Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine / The Two-Penny Bar | 1931 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 12 | The Shadow Puppet / Maigret Mystified | 1932 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 13 | Maigret Goes Home / The Saint-Fiacre Affair / Maigret on Home Ground / Maigret and the Countess | 1932 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 14 | Maigret and the Flemish Shop / The Flemish House | 1932 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 15 | Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master / Misty Harbour / Maigret and Monsieur Labbe | 1932 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 16 | The Madman of Bergerac | 1932 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 17 | Liberty Bar / Maigret on the Riviera | 1932 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 18 | Lock No. 1 / The Lock at Charenton | 1933 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 19 | Maigret / Maigret Returns | 1934 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 20 | The Cellars of the Majestic / Maigret and the Hotel Majestic | 1942 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 21 | The Judge's House / Maigret in Exile | 1942 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 22 | Maigret and the Spinster / Cécile is Dead | 1942 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 23 | Maigret and the Fortuneteller / To Any Lengths / Signed, Picpus (Short Story) | 1944 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 24 | Félicie / Maigret and the Toy Village | 1944 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 25 | Inspector Cadaver / Maigret's Rival | 1944 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 26 | Maigret Gets Angry / Maigret in Retirement | 1947 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 27 | Maigret in New York / Maigret in New York's Underworld | 1947 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 28 | Maigret's Holiday / A Summer Holiday / No Vacation for Maigret | 1948 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 29 | Maigret's Dead Man / Maigret's Special Murder | 1948 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 30 | Maigret's First Case | 1949 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 31 | My Friend Maigret / The Methods of Maigret | 1949 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 32 | Maigret at the Coroner's / Maigret and the Coroner | 1949 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 33 | Maigret and the Old Lady | 1950 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 34 | Madame Maigret's Own Case / The Friend of Madame Maigret / Madame Maigret's Friend | 1950 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 35 | Maigret's Memoirs | 1951 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 36 | Maigret in Montmartre / Maigret and the Strangled Stripper / Maigret at Picratt's | 1951 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 37 | Maigret Takes a Room / Maigret Rents a Room | 1951 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 38 | Maigret and the Burglar's Wife / Maigret and the Tall Woman | 1951 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 39 | Maigret and the Gangsters / Inspector Maigret and the Killers / Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters | 1952 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 40 | Maigret's Revolver | 1952 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 41 | Maigret and the Man on the Bench / Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard | 1953 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 42 | Maigret Afraid / Maigret Is Afraid | 1953 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 43 | Maigret's Mistake | 1953 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 44 | Maigret Goes to School | 1954 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 45 | Maigret and the Calame Report / Maigret and the Minister | 1954 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 46 | Maigret and the Dead Girl / Maigret and the Young Girl | 1954 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 47 | Maigret and the Headless Corpse | 1955 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 48 | Maigret Sets a Trap | 1955 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 49 | Maigret's Failure | 1956 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 50 | Maigret Enjoys Himself / Maigret's Little Joke / None of Maigret's Business | 1957 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 51 | Maigret Travels / Maigret and the Millionaires | 1958 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 52 | Maigret Has Scruples / Maigret's Doubts | 1958 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 53 | Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses | 1959 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 54 | Maigret's Secret / Maigret Has Doubts | 1959 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 55 | Maigret in Court | 1960 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 56 | Maigret and the Old People / Maigret in Society | 1960 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 57 | Maigret and the Idle Burglar / Maigret and the Lazy Burglar | 1961 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 58 | Maigret and the Black Sheep / Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse | 1962 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 59 | Maigret and the Saturday Caller (Short Story) | 1962 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 60 | Maigret and the Tramp / Maigret and the Dosser / Maigret and the Bum | 1963 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 61 | Maigret's Fury / Maigret Loses His Temper / Maigret's Anger | 1963 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 62 | Maigret and the Ghost / Maigret and the Apparition | 1964 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 63 | Maigret on the Defensive / Maigret Holds His Own / Maigret Defends Himself (Short Story) | 1964 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 64 | Maigret and the Nahour Case | 1966 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 65 | Maigret and the Pickpocket / Maigret's Pickpocket | 1967 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 66 | Maigret in Vichy / Maigret Takes the Waters | 1968 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 67 | Maigret Hesitates | 1968 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 68 | Maigret's Boyhood Friend / Maigret's Childhood Friend | 1968 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 69 | Maigret and the Killer | 1969 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 70 | Maigret and the Wine Merchant | 1970 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 71 | Maigret and the Madwoman / Maigret\'s Madwoman | 1970 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 72 | Maigret and the Loner | 1971 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 73 | Maigret and the Informer / Maigret and the Flea | 1972 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 74 | Maigret and Monsieur Charles | 1973 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Maigret's Pipe: Seventeen Stories | 1945 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Maigret et les petit cochons sans queue | 1950 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Maigret's Christmas | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Georges Simenon Other Novels
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Georges Simenon Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Simenon's Paris | 1970 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | When I Was Old | 1971 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Letter to My Mother (Short Story) | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Intimate Memoirs: Including Marie-Jo's Book | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Inspector Maigret Short Stories/Novellas
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | L'Étoile du Nord | 1938 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Georges Simenon Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews | 1957 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Nine Detective Stories | 1964 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | City Sleuths and Tough Guys | 1989 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Murder Intercontinental | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Murder Most Merry | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | Murder On The Railways | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | 2004 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a prolific Belgian writer who gained global recognition for his acclaimed detective series featuring Commissaire Jules Maigret. Born in Liège, Belgium, Simenon published his first novel at the age of 16. Over the course of his career, he authored more than 400 novels and over 150 short stories. His Maigret series alone comprises 75 novels and 28 short stories, making it one of the most popular detective series of all time. Simenon's writing is characterized by its realistic depiction of human nature and its psychological depth. He received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1957, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest crime fiction writers of the 20th century.