Georges Simenon was one of the most popular detective writers of the twentieth century. Born in Belguim, died in Switzerland, he wrote in French an his 400 novels sold over 500 million copies. Of his 400 novels (a number equaled by Australia’s Carter Brown), Simenon wrote some 192 under his own name and the rest under various pseudonyms. His most well-known novels are his Inspector Maigret series, short punchy detective novels that focus on concise episodes and do not try to deal with global themes. His Maigret novels began in 1930 through 1972, some 42 years. Often, the French publication was followed quickly (or within a few years) with an English translation. Most modern English readers are familiar with the Penguin Classics translations which came out beginning in 2013 through 2020.
Pietr the Latvian (1931)
The Crime at Lock 14 (1931)
The Late Monsieur Gallet (1931)
The Crime of Inspector Maigret (1931)
A Man’s Head (1931)
The Yellow Dog (1931)
Maigret at the Crossroads (1931)
Maigret in Holland (1931)
Maigret Answers a Plea (1931)
Maigret at the Gai Moulin (1932)
The Two-Penny Bar (1932)
The Shadow Puppet (1932)
Maigret and the Countess (1932)
Maigret and the Flemish Shop (1932)
Maigret and the Death of a Harbor Master (1932)
The Madman of Bergerac (1932)
Maigret Sits It Out (1933)
The Redhead (1933)
Maigret Returns (1934)
Maigret in Exile (1940)
The Cellars of the Majestic (1942)
Maigret and the Spinster (1942)
Maigret and the Fortuneteller (1944)
Maigret and the Toy Village (1944)
Maigret’s Rival (1944)
Maigret in Retirement (1947)
Maigret in New York (1947)
Maigret’s Holiday (1947)
Maigret’s Special Murder (1948)
Maigret’s First Case (1948)
My Friend Maigret (1949)
Maigret at the Coroner’s (1949)
Madame Maigret’s Own Case (1949)
Maigret and the Old Lady (1950)
Maigret and the Strangled Stripper (1950)
Maigret Rents a Room (1951)
Maigret and the Tall Woman (1951)
Inspector Maigret and the Killers (1951)
Maigret’s Revolver (1952)
Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard (1953)
Maigret is Afraid (1953)
Maigret’s Mistake (1953)
Maigret Goes to School (1953)
Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl (1954)
Maigret and the Minister (1954)
Maigret and the Headless Corpse (1955)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1955)
Maigret’s Failure (1956)
Maigret’s Little Joke (1956)
Maigret and the Millionaires (1957)
Maigret Has Scruples (1957)
Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses (1958)
Maigret Has Doubts (1959)
Maigret in Court (1959)
Maigret and the Old People (1960)
Maigret and the Idle Burglar (1961)
Maigret and the Black Sheep (1961)
Maigret and the Saturday Caller (1962)
Maigret and the Tramp (1962)
Maigret Loses His Temper (1962)
Maigret and the Ghost (1963)
Maigret on the Defensive (1964)
The Patience of Maigret (1965)
Maigret and the Nahour Case (1966)
Maigret and the Pickpocket (1966)
Maigret in Vichy (1967)
Maigret Hesitates (1968)
Maigret’s Boyhood Friend (1968)
Maigret and the Killer (1969)
Maigret and the Wine Merchant (1969)
Maigret and the Madwoman (1970)
Maigret and the Loner (1971)
Maigret and the Informer (1971)
Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)
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