Series reading guide · updated 2026
Inspector Maigret Books in Order
Every Inspector Maigret book in publication order — 118 in total, spanning 1930–2020.
Publication Order of Inspector Maigret Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Carter of 'La Providence' — Georges Simenon | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Pietr the Latvian — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Yellow Dog — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Man's Head — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Late Monsieur Gallet — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Night at the Crossroads — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Two-Penny Bar — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  A Crime in Holland — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Misty Harbour — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Grand Banks Café — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Maigret at the Crossroads — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Maigret in Holland — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Sailors' Rendezvous — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Maigret at the Gai-Moulin — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  The Bar on the Seine — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Maigret Stonewalled — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Maigret Meets a Milord — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Lock 14 — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  The Madman of Bergerac — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Liberty Bar — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  The Shadow Puppet — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Maigret and the Flemish Shop — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  Maigret on the Riviera — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  The Flemish House — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  The Saint-Fiacre Affair — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Maigret Goes Home — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Maigret on Home Ground — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  Lock No. 1 — Georges Simenon | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  Maigret at the Coroner's — Georges Simenon | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Cécile is Dead — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 |  The Judge's House — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  Maigret in Exile — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 |  Maigret and the Spinster — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  Maigret Bides His Time — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  Maigret's Boyhood Friend — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 |  Maigret and the Man on the Bench — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 |  Maigret and the Toy Village — Georges Simenon | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 |  The Cellars of the Majestic — Georges Simenon | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 |  The Hotel Majestic — Georges Simenon | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 |  Maigret and the Dead Girl — Georges Simenon | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 |  Maigret's Rival — Georges Simenon | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 |  Inspector Cadaver — Georges Simenon | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 |  Signed, Picpus — Georges Simenon | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 |  Maigret and the Fortuneteller — Georges Simenon | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Félicie — Georges Simenon | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 |  Maigret Loses His Temper — Georges Simenon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 |  Maigret Gets Angry — Georges Simenon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 |  Maigret in New York — Georges Simenon | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 |  Maigret's Holiday — Georges Simenon | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 |  Maigret's Dead Man — Georges Simenon | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 |  Maigret's First Case — Georges Simenon | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 |  My Friend Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 |  Maigret and the Old Lady — Georges Simenon | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 |  The Friend of Madame Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 |  Madame Maigret's Friend — Georges Simenon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 |  Madame Maigret's Own Case — Georges Simenon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 |  Maigret and the Burglar's Wife — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 |  Maigret's Memoirs — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 |  Maigret in Montmartre — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 |  Maigret and the Gangsters — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 |  Maigret Takes a Room — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 |  Maigret and the Tall Woman — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 |  Maigret at Picratt's — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Maigret Sits it Out — Georges Simenon | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 |  Maigret Afraid — Georges Simenon | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 |  Maigret's Mistake — Georges Simenon | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 |  Maigret and the Calame Report — Georges Simenon | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 |  Maigret Goes to School — Georges Simenon | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 |  Maigret and the Minister — Ros Schwartz | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 |  Maigret and the Headless Corpse — Georges Simenon | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Maigret in New York's Underworld — Georges Simenon | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 |  Maigret Sets a Trap — Georges Simenon | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 |  Maigret's Failure — Georges Simenon | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 |  Maigret and the Millionaires — Georges Simenon | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 |  Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses — Georges Simenon | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 |  Maigret Has Scruples — Georges Simenon | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 |  Maigret Has Doubts — Georges Simenon | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | No Vacation for Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 |  Maigret in Court — Georges Simenon | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | None of Maigret's Business — Georges Simenon | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 |  Maigret and the Idle Burglar — Georges Simenon | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 |  Maigret and the Saturday Caller — Georges Simenon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 |  Maigret and the Black Sheep — Georges Simenon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 |  Maigret and the Bum — Georges Simenon | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 |  Maigret and the Apparition — Georges Simenon | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 |  Maigret on the Defensive — Georges Simenon | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | Maigret Mystified — Georges Simenon | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | Maigret In Society — Georges Simenon | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 |  Maigret and the Nahour Case — Georges Simenon | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 |  Maigret and the Pickpocket — Georges Simenon | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 97 |  Maigret in Vichy — Georges Simenon | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 98 |  Maigret Hesitates — Georges Simenon | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 99 |  Maigret and the Killer — Georges Simenon | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 100 |  Maigret and the Madwoman — Georges Simenon | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 101 |  Maigret and the Wine Merchant — Georges Simenon | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 102 |  Maigret's Revolver — Georges Simenon | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 103 |  Maigret and the Informer — Georges Simenon | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 104 |  Maigret and Monsieur Charles — Georges Simenon | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 105 |  Maigret and the Loner — Georges Simenon | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 106 |  Maigret Enjoys Himself — Georges Simenon | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 107 |  Maigret Travels — Georges Simenon | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 108 |  Maigret's Secret — Georges Simenon | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 109 | Maigret and the Old People — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 110 |  Maigret's Patience — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 111 | Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 112 | Maigret's Anger — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 113 | Maigret and the Tramp — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 114 | Maigret and the Ghost — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 115 | Maigret Defends Himself — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 116 | Maigret's Childhood Friend — Georges Simenon | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maigret's Pipe: Seventeen Stories | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Maigret's Christmas | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 118, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Carter of 'La Providence' — Georges Simenon | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Pietr the Latvian — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Yellow Dog — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Man's Head — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Late Monsieur Gallet — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Night at the Crossroads — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Two-Penny Bar — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Crime in Holland — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Misty Harbour — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Grand Banks Café — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Maigret at the Crossroads — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Maigret in Holland — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Sailors' Rendezvous — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Maigret at the Gai-Moulin — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Bar on the Seine — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Maigret Stonewalled — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Maigret Meets a Milord — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Lock 14 — Georges Simenon | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Madman of Bergerac — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Liberty Bar — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Shadow Puppet — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Maigret and the Flemish Shop — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Maigret on the Riviera — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Flemish House — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Saint-Fiacre Affair — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Maigret Goes Home — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Maigret on Home Ground — Georges Simenon | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Lock No. 1 — Georges Simenon | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Maigret at the Coroner's — Georges Simenon | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Cécile is Dead — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Judge's House — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Maigret in Exile — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Maigret and the Spinster — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Maigret Bides His Time — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Maigret's Boyhood Friend — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Maigret and the Man on the Bench — Georges Simenon | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Maigret and the Toy Village — Georges Simenon | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Cellars of the Majestic — Georges Simenon | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Hotel Majestic — Georges Simenon | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Maigret and the Dead Girl — Georges Simenon | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Maigret's Rival — Georges Simenon | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Inspector Cadaver — Georges Simenon | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Signed, Picpus — Georges Simenon | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Maigret and the Fortuneteller — Georges Simenon | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Félicie — Georges Simenon | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Maigret Loses His Temper — Georges Simenon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Maigret Gets Angry — Georges Simenon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Maigret's Pipe: Seventeen Stories — Georges Simenon | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Maigret in New York — Georges Simenon | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Maigret's Holiday — Georges Simenon | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Maigret's Dead Man — Georges Simenon | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Maigret's First Case — Georges Simenon | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | My Friend Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Maigret and the Old Lady — Georges Simenon | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | The Friend of Madame Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Madame Maigret's Friend — Georges Simenon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Madame Maigret's Own Case — Georges Simenon | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Maigret and the Burglar's Wife — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Maigret's Memoirs — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Maigret in Montmartre — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Maigret and the Gangsters — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Maigret Takes a Room — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Maigret and the Tall Woman — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Maigret at Picratt's — Georges Simenon | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Maigret Sits it Out — Georges Simenon | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Maigret Afraid — Georges Simenon | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Maigret's Mistake — Georges Simenon | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Maigret and the Calame Report — Georges Simenon | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Maigret Goes to School — Georges Simenon | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Maigret and the Minister — Ros Schwartz | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Maigret and the Headless Corpse — Georges Simenon | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Maigret in New York's Underworld — Georges Simenon | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Maigret Sets a Trap — Georges Simenon | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Maigret's Failure — Georges Simenon | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Maigret and the Millionaires — Georges Simenon | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses — Georges Simenon | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Maigret Has Scruples — Georges Simenon | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | Maigret Has Doubts — Georges Simenon | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | No Vacation for Maigret — Georges Simenon | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Maigret in Court — Georges Simenon | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | None of Maigret's Business — Georges Simenon | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Maigret and the Idle Burglar — Georges Simenon | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | Maigret and the Saturday Caller — Georges Simenon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | Maigret and the Black Sheep — Georges Simenon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Maigret and the Bum — Georges Simenon | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Maigret and the Apparition — Georges Simenon | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | Maigret on the Defensive — Georges Simenon | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | Maigret Mystified — Georges Simenon | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | Maigret In Society — Georges Simenon | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | Maigret and the Nahour Case — Georges Simenon | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 97 | Maigret and the Pickpocket — Georges Simenon | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 98 | Maigret in Vichy — Georges Simenon | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 99 | Maigret Hesitates — Georges Simenon | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 100 | Maigret and the Killer — Georges Simenon | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 101 | Maigret and the Madwoman — Georges Simenon | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 102 | Maigret and the Wine Merchant — Georges Simenon | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 103 | Maigret's Revolver — Georges Simenon | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 104 | Maigret and the Informer — Georges Simenon | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 105 | Maigret and Monsieur Charles — Georges Simenon | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 106 | Maigret's Christmas — Georges Simenon | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 107 | Maigret and the Loner — Georges Simenon | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 108 | Maigret Enjoys Himself — Georges Simenon | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 109 | Maigret Travels — Georges Simenon | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 110 | Maigret's Secret — Georges Simenon | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 111 | Maigret and the Old People — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 112 | Maigret's Patience — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 113 | Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 114 | Maigret's Anger — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 115 | Maigret and the Tramp — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 116 | Maigret and the Ghost — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 117 | Maigret Defends Himself — Georges Simenon | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 118 | Maigret's Childhood Friend — Georges Simenon | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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