Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series?"

"There are three books in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series, published between 1945 and 1976."

Q: "What is the first book in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series?"

"The first book in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series is Maigret's Pipe: Seventeen Stories, published in 1945."

Q: "How do the Maigret short stories differ from the novels?"

"The short stories are more compressed versions of the same style, with Maigret solving cases in fewer pages. They were published in various collections, including Maigret's Pipe and Maigret's Christmas."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Maigret’s Pipe: Seventeen Stories	1945	Inspector Maigret	Buy
2	Maigret et les petit cochons sans queue	1950	Inspector Maigret	N/A
3	Maigret’s Christmas	1976	Inspector Maigret	Buy

In addition to the 75 Maigret novels, Georges Simenon wrote 28 short stories featuring the detective, collected in several volumes. These collections include Maigret’s Pipe: Seventeen Stories (1945), Maigret et les petit cochons sans queue (1950), and Maigret’s Christmas (1976).

The short stories offer a more compressed look at Maigret’s methods, with the detective solving cases in fewer pages while maintaining the atmospheric quality of the full-length novels.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series?

There are three books in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series, published between 1945 and 1976.

What is the first book in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series?

The first book in the Inspector Maigret Short Story Collections series is Maigret’s Pipe: Seventeen Stories, published in 1945.

How do the Maigret short stories differ from the novels?

The short stories are more compressed versions of the same style, with Maigret solving cases in fewer pages. They were published in various collections, including Maigret’s Pipe and Maigret’s Christmas.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order