Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 2 | Maigret Meets a Milord / The Carter of ‘La Providence’ | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 3 | The Death of Monsieur Gallet / The Late Monsieur Gallet / Maigret Stonewalled | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 4 | The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien / The Crime of Inspector Maigret / Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 5 | A Battle of Nerves/ A Man’s Head / Maigret’s War of Nerves | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 6 | The Yellow Dog / Maigret and the Concarneau Murders | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 7 | Maigret at the Crossroads / The Night at the Crossroads | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 8 | Maigret in Holland/ A Crime in Holland | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 9 | The Sailors’ Rendezvous / Maigret Answers a Plea / The Grand Banks Cafe | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 10 | The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin / Maigret at the Gai-Moulin | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 11 | Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine / The Two-Penny Bar | 1931 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 12 | The Shadow Puppet / Maigret Mystified | 1932 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 13 | Maigret Goes Home / The Saint-Fiacre Affair / Maigret on Home Ground / Maigret and the Countess | 1932 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 14 | Maigret and the Flemish Shop / The Flemish House | 1932 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 15 | Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master / Misty Harbour / Maigret and Monsieur Labbe | 1932 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 16 | The Madman of Bergerac | 1932 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 17 | Liberty Bar / Maigret on the Riviera | 1932 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 18 | Lock No. 1 / The Lock at Charenton | 1933 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 19 | Maigret / Maigret Returns | 1934 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 20 | The Cellars of the Majestic / Maigret and the Hotel Majestic | 1942 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 21 | The Judge’s House / Maigret in Exile | 1942 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 22 | Maigret and the Spinster / Cécile is Dead | 1942 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 23 | Maigret and the Fortuneteller / To Any Lengths / Signed, Picpus | 1944 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 24 | Félicie / Maigret and the Toy Village | 1944 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 25 | Inspector Cadaver / Maigret’s Rival | 1944 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 26 | Maigret Gets Angry / Maigret in Retirement | 1947 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 27 | Maigret in New York / Maigret in New York’s Underworld | 1947 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 28 | Maigret’s Holiday / A Summer Holiday / No Vacation for Maigret | 1948 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 29 | Maigret’s Dead Man / Maigret’s Special Murder | 1948 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 30 | Maigret’s First Case | 1949 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 31 | My Friend Maigret / The Methods of Maigret | 1949 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 32 | Maigret at the Coroner’s / Maigret and the Coroner | 1949 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 33 | Maigret and the Old Lady | 1950 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 34 | Madame Maigret’s Own Case / The Friend of Madame Maigret / Madame Maigret’s Friend | 1950 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 35 | Maigret’s Memoirs | 1951 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 36 | Maigret in Montmartre / Maigret and the Strangled Stripper / Maigret at Picratt’s | 1951 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 37 | Maigret Takes a Room / Maigret Rents a Room | 1951 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 38 | Maigret and the Burglar’s Wife / Maigret and the Tall Woman | 1951 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 39 | Maigret and the Gangsters / Inspector Maigret and the Killers / Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters | 1952 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 40 | Maigret’s Revolver | 1952 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 41 | Maigret and the Man on the Bench / Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard | 1953 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 42 | Maigret Afraid / Maigret Is Afraid | 1953 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 43 | Maigret’s Mistake | 1953 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 44 | Maigret Goes to School | 1954 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 45 | Maigret and the Calame Report / Maigret and the Minister | 1954 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 46 | Maigret and the Dead Girl / Maigret and the Young Girl | 1954 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 47 | Maigret and the Headless Corpse | 1955 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 48 | Maigret Sets a Trap | 1955 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 49 | Maigret’s Failure | 1956 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 50 | Maigret Enjoys Himself / Maigret’s Little Joke / None of Maigret’s Business | 1957 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 51 | Maigret Travels / Maigret and the Millionaires | 1958 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 52 | Maigret Has Scruples / Maigret’s Doubts | 1958 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 53 | Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses | 1959 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 54 | Maigret’s Secret / Maigret Has Doubts | 1959 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 55 | Maigret in Court | 1960 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 56 | Maigret and the Old People / Maigret in Society | 1960 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 57 | Maigret and the Idle Burglar / Maigret and the Lazy Burglar | 1961 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 58 | Maigret and the Black Sheep / Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse | 1962 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 59 | Maigret and the Saturday Caller | 1962 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 60 | Maigret and the Tramp / Maigret and the Dosser / Maigret and the Bum | 1963 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 61 | Maigret’s Fury / Maigret Loses His Temper / Maigret’s Anger | 1963 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 62 | Maigret and the Ghost / Maigret and the Apparition | 1964 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 63 | Maigret on the Defensive / Maigret Holds His Own / Maigret Defends Himself | 1964 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 64 | Maigret Bides His Time / The Patience of Maigret / Maigret’s Patience | 1965 | Inspector Maigret | N/A |
| 65 | Maigret and the Nahour Case | 1966 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 66 | Maigret and the Pickpocket / Maigret’s Pickpocket | 1967 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 67 | Maigret in Vichy / Maigret Takes the Waters | 1968 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 68 | Maigret Hesitates | 1968 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 69 | Maigret’s Boyhood Friend / Maigret’s Childhood Friend | 1968 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 70 | Maigret and the Killer | 1969 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 71 | Maigret and the Wine Merchant | 1970 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 72 | Maigret and the Madwoman / Maigret’s Madwoman | 1970 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 73 | Maigret and the Loner | 1971 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 74 | Maigret and the Informer / Maigret and the Flea | 1972 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
| 75 | Maigret and Monsieur Charles | 1973 | Inspector Maigret | Buy |
The Inspector Maigret series spans 75 novels published between 1931 and 1973, making it one of the longest-running detective series in literary history. Commissaire Jules Maigret works out of the Quai des Orfevres in Paris, investigating murders, disappearances, and other crimes across France and occasionally beyond.
Simenon’s writing is spare and atmospheric. The novels are typically short, and Maigret’s method of solving crimes involves absorbing the environment and psychology of the people around him. Many of the books have been published under multiple English titles, reflecting different translation editions over the decades.