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