Publication Reading Order
The Inspector Maigret is a Crime Fiction series by Georges Simenon, made up of 74 books published between 1931 and 1973. It begins with Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian (1931), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1973), spanning 42 years of storytelling.
74books
42years active
5decades
~0.6yrs between books
1973latest release
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | |||
| 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 |
| 1940s | |||
| 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 |
| 1950s | |||
| 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 |
| 1960s | |||
| 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 |
| 1970s | |||
| 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 CharlesLatest | 1973 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Inspector Maigret series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Inspector Maigret series?
Start with Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian (1931), the first book in the Inspector Maigret series by Georges Simenon. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Inspector Maigret series?
There are 74 books in the Inspector Maigret series by Georges Simenon, published between 1931 and 1973.
What is the first book in the Inspector Maigret series?
The first book in the Inspector Maigret series is Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian, published in 1931 by Georges Simenon.
What is the latest book in the Inspector Maigret series?
The most recent book in the Inspector Maigret series is Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1973) by Georges Simenon.
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