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Georges Simenon Books in Order

6 series including Inspector Maigret and more

6 series 193 books Latest: The Hand (2016)

Since 1931, Georges Simenon has published 193 books. Across 6 series, Inspector Maigret stands out as the longest at 74 books. The Hand (2016) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Inspector Maigret 2 Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections 3 Georges Simenon Other Novels 4 Georges Simenon Non-Fiction Books 5 Inspector Maigret Short Stories/Novellas 6 Georges Simenon Anthologies

Reading Order

6 series · 193 books

Inspector Maigret Series

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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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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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1 The Girl with a Squint 1931 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Engagement 1933 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Tropic Moon 1933 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Window Over the Way (Short Story) 1933 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Lodger 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Long Exile 1935 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Donadieu's Will 1936 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Man Who Watched Trains Go By 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Girl In Waiting 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Three Crimes 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Strangers in the House 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Widow 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Truth About Bebe Donge 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Across the Street 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Suspect 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Monsieur Monde Vanishes 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Three Bedrooms in Manhattan 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Act of Passion 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Mahé Circle 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Death of a Nobody (Short Story) 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Pedigree 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Snow Was Dirty 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Magnet of Doom 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Bottom Of The Bottle 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Four Days in a Lifetime 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 The Pitards 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Strange Inheritance 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 The Heart of a Man 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 A New Lease On Life 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 The Burgomaster of Furnes 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Escape in Vain 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Havoc by Accident 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 On the danger line 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Belle 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 In Two Latitudes 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 The Trial of Bebe Donge 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Dirty Snow 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Red Lights 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 The Iron Staircase 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 The Watchmaker of Everton (Short Story) 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 The Clockmaker (Short Story) 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Big Bob 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 The Accomplices (Short Story) 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 The Rules of the Game 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 The Burial of Monsieur Bouvet 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 The Fugitive 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 A Sense of Guilt 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 The Little Man From Archangel 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 The Stowaway 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 Sunday (Short Story) 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 The President 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 The Son 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 The Widower (Short Story) 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 The Grandmother 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 The Negro 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
56 Young Cardinaud 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
57 The Blue Room 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
58 Betty 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
59 Justice 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
60 The Family Lie (Short Story) 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
61 The Train 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
62 Striptease 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
63 Poisoned Relations (Short Story) 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
64 The hatter's ghosts 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
65 The Door (Short Story) 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
66 The House on Quai Notre Dame 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
67 The Others (Short Story) 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
68 The Bells of Bicetre 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
69 The Magician 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
70 Inquest on Bouvet 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
71 The Man With the Little Dog 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
72 The Venice Train 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
73 The Survivors 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
74 Black Rain 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
75 Ticket of Leave 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
76 The Cat 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
77 The Old Man Dies 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
78 The Mouse 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
79 Fate of the Malous 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
80 The Little Saint 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
81 The Brothers Rico 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
82 The Reckoning (Short Story) 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
83 The neighbours 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
84 The Prison 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
85 The Premier 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
86 The confessional. 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
87 The Patient 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
88 The Witnesses 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
89 Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself in 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
90 Uncle Charles 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
91 November 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
92 The Rich Man 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
93 Enigmas 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
94 The Glass Cage 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
95 The Innocents 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
96 The Disappearance Of Odile 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
97 The Girl in His Past / Le temps d'Anaïs 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
98 The Nightclub 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
99 The White Horse Inn (Short Story) 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
100 The Little Doctor 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
101 The Outlaw 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
102 The Murderer 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
103 The Hand 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Georges Simenon Non-Fiction Books

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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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1 L'Étoile du Nord 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Georges Simenon Anthologies

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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 Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret.

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