Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon 1903-1989

Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium. After several jobs he became a journalist on the Gazette de Liège. In 1922, he moved to Paris where he wrote scores of books. In 1929, he created 'Chief Inspector Jules Maigret'. The fame of 'Maigret' spread fast and by the end of 1930, 'Maigret' had become a household word throughout Europe, and the books had been translated into eight languages.
In the Forties, he moved to the U.S.A. and stayed there for ten years producing some twenty-six 'Maigrets'. In 1955, he returned to France, with his second wife and family. His production of novels slowed down considerably. In 1972 he decided to stop writing novels.

Titles and year of publication:

'Maigret' Novels

1) Introducing Inspector Maigret (Includes 'The Crime of Inspector Maigret' and 'The Death of Monsieur Gallet') 1933

2) Inspector Maigret Investigates (Includes 'The Strange case of Peter the Lett' and 'The Crossroad Murders') 1933

3) The Triumph of Inspector Maigret (Includes 'The Crime at Lock 14' and 'The Shadow on the Courtyard') 1934

4) The Patience of Maigret (Includes 'A Battle of Nerves' and 'A Face for a Clue') 1939

5) Maigret Travels South (Includes 'Liberty Bar' and 'The Madman of Bergerac') 1940

6) Maigret Abroad (Includes 'A Crime in Holland' and 'At the Gai-Moulin') 1940

7) Maigret to the Rescue (Includes 'The Flemish Shop' and 'The Guinguette by the Seine') 1940

8) Maigret Keeps a Rendez-Vous (Includes 'The Sailor's Rendez-Vous' and 'The Saint Fiacre Affair') 1940

9) Maigret Sits It Out (Includes 'The Lock at Charenton' and 'Maigret Returns') 1941

10) Maigret and M. l'Abbé (Includes 'Death of a Harbourmaster' and 'The Man from Everywhere') 1941

11) Maigret on Holiday (Includes 'A Summer Holiday' and 'To Any Lengths') 1950

12) Maigret Right and Wrong (Includes 'Maigret in Montmartre' and 'Maigret's Mistake') 1954

13) Maigret and the Killers 1954

14) Maigret and the Young Girl 1955

15) Maigret and the Burglar's Wife 1955

16) Maigret and the Dead Girl (Also published as: Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl) 1955

17) Maigret's Revolver 1956

18) Maigret in New York's Underworld (Also published as: Maigret in New York, and as: Inspector Maigret in New York's Underworld) 1956

19) My Friend Maigret 1956

20) Maigret Goes to School 1957

21) Maigret's Little Joke 1957

22) Maigret and the Old Lady 1958

23) Maigret's First Case 1958

24) Maigret Has Scruples 1959

25) Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses 1959

26) Madame Maigret's Friend 1960

27) Maigret Takes a Room 1960

28) Maigret in Court 1961

29) Maigret Afraid 1961

30) Maigret in Society 1962

31) Maigret's Failure 1962

32) Maigret's Memoirs 1963

33) Maigret and the Lazy Burglar 1963

34) Maigret's Special Murder 1964

35) Maigret and the Saturday Caller 1964

36) Maigret Loses His Temper 1965

37) Maigret Sets a Trap 1965

38) Maigret on the Defensive 1966

39) The Patience of Maigret 1966

40) Maigret and the Headless Corpse 1967

41) Maigret and the Nahour Case 1967

42) Maigret's Pickpocket 1968

43) Maigret Has Doubts 1968

44) Maigret Takes the Waters 1969

45) Maigret and the Minister 1969

46) Maigret Hesitates 1970

47) Maigret's Boyhood Friend 1970

48) Maigret and the Wine Merchant 1971

49) Maigret and the Killer 1971

50) Maigret and the Madwoman 1972

51) Maigret and the Flea 1972

52) Maigret and Monsieur Charles 1973

53) Maigret and the Dosser 1973

54) Maigret and the Millionaires 1974

55) Maigret and the Gangsters (Also published as: Inspector Maigret and the Killers) 1974

56) Maigret and the Loner 1975

57) Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard 1975

58) Maigret and the Black Sheep 1976

59) Maigret and the Ghost 1976

60) Maigret's Christmas (short stories) 1976

61) Maigret and the Spinster 1977

62) Maigret's Pipe (short stories) 1977

63) Maigret and the Hotel Majestic 1977

64) Maigret in Exile 1978

65) Maigret and the Toy Village 1978

66) Maigret's Rival 1979

67) Maigret and the Coroner 1980

Other Novels

1) The Disintegration of J.P.G. 1937

2) Black Rain (Includes 'The Survivors' and 'Black Rain') 1939

3) The Man from Everywhere 1941

4) In Two Latitudes (Includes 'The Mystery of the "Polarlys" and 'Tropic Moon') 1942

5) The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By 1942

6) Escape in Vain (Includes 'The Lodger' and 'One Way Out') 1943

7) Havoc by Accident (Includes 'Talatala' and 'The Breton Sisters') 1943

8) On the Danger Line (Includes 'Home Town' and 'The Green Thermos') 1944

9) The Shadow Falls (Also published as: Donadieu's Will) 1945

10) Lost Moorings (Includes 'Blind Path' and 'Banana Tourist') 1946

11) Magnet of Doom (US Title: The First-Born) 1948

12) Chit of a Girl (Includes 'Chit of a Girl' and 'Justice') 1949

13) Poisoned Relations (Includes 'Monsieur la Souris' and 'Poisoned Relations') 1950

14) Strange Inheritance 1950

15) Strangers in the House 1951

16) Act of Passion 1952

17) Affairs of Destiny (Includes 'Newhaven-Dieppe' and 'The Woman of the Grey House') 1952

18) The Burgomaster of Furnes 1952

19) The Trial of Bebe Donge (US Title: I Take This Woman) 1952

20) Aunt Jeanne 1953

21) The Stain on the Snow (US Title: The Snow Was Black) 1953

22) Across the Street 1954

23) The Bottom of the Bottle 1954

24) Ticket of Leave 1954

25) Violent Ends (Includes 'Belle' and 'The Brothers Rico') 1954

26) Destinations (Includes 'The Hitchhiker' and 'The Burial of Monsieur Bouvet') 1955

27) The Magician 1955

28) A Sense of Guilt (Includes 'Chez Krull' and 'The Heart of a Man') 1955

29) The Judge and the Hatter (Includes 'The Witnesses' and 'The Hatter's Ghosts') 1956

30) Sacrifice (Includes 'Mr. Hire's Engagement' and 'Young Cardinaud') 1956

31) Sunday 1956

32) The Little Man from Archangel 1957

33) The Stowaway 1957

34) In Case of Emergency 1958

35) The Son 1958

36) The Negro 1959

37) Striptease 1959

38) The Premier 1961

39) The Widower 1961

40) Account Unsettled (US Title: The Fugitive) 1962

41) The Fate of the Malous 1962

42) Pedigree 1962

43) The Iron Staircase 1963

44) A New Lease of Life (US Title: A New Lease on Life) 1963

45) The Patient (US Title: The Bells of Bicetre) 1963

46) The Accomplices 1964

47) The Door 1964

48) Three Beds in Manhattan 1964

49) The Train 1964

50) The Blue Room 1965

51) The Little Saint 1965

52) The Man with the Little Dog 1965

53) The Cat 1967

54) The Confessional 1967

55) Monsieur Monde Vanishes 1967

56) The Old Man Dies 1967

57) The Neighbors (US Title: The Move) 1968

58) Big Bob 1969

59) The Man on the Bench in the Barn 1969

60) The Prison 1969

61) November 1970

62) The Rich Man 1971

63) Teddy Bear 1971

64) The Disappearance of Odile 1972

65) The Glass Cage 1973

66) The Innocents 1973

67) The Venice Train 1974

68) Betty 1975

69) The Others (US Title: The House on Quai Notre Dame) 1975

70) The Girl in His Past 1976

71) Four Days in a Lifetime 1977

72) The Family Lie 1978

73) The Girl with a Squint 1978

74) The Little Doctor (short stories) 1978

75) African Trio (Includes 'Aboard the Aquitaine', 'Talatala', and 'Tropic Moon') 1979

76) The Night Club 1979

77) The White Horse Inn (Includes 'The White Horse Inn', 'The Grandmother' and 'The Country Doctor') 1980

78) The Long Exile 1982

79) The Reckoning 1984

80) The Couple from Poitiers 1985

81) The Outlaw 1986

82) The Rules of the Game 1988

83) Uncle Charles (US Title: Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself In) 1988

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'Maigret' Novels
1) Introducing Inspector Maigret (Includes 'The Crime of Inspector Maigret' and 'The Death of Monsieur Gallet')	1933
2) Inspector Maigret Investigates (Includes 'The Strange case of Peter the Lett' and 'The Crossroad Murders')	1933
3) The Triumph of Inspector Maigret (Includes 'The Crime at Lock 14' and 'The Shadow on the Courtyard')	1934
4) The Patience of Maigret (Includes 'A Battle of Nerves' and 'A Face for a Clue')	1939
5) Maigret Travels South (Includes 'Liberty Bar' and 'The Madman of Bergerac')	1940
6) Maigret Abroad (Includes 'A Crime in Holland' and 'At the Gai-Moulin')	1940
7) Maigret to the Rescue (Includes 'The Flemish Shop' and 'The Guinguette by the Seine')	1940
8) Maigret Keeps a Rendez-Vous (Includes 'The Sailor's Rendez-Vous' and 'The Saint Fiacre Affair')	1940
9) Maigret Sits It Out (Includes 'The Lock at Charenton' and 'Maigret Returns')	1941
10) Maigret and M. l'Abbé (Includes 'Death of a Harbourmaster' and 'The Man from Everywhere')	1941
11) Maigret on Holiday (Includes 'A Summer Holiday' and 'To Any Lengths')	1950
12) Maigret Right and Wrong (Includes 'Maigret in Montmartre' and 'Maigret's Mistake')	1954
13) Maigret and the Killers	1954
14) Maigret and the Young Girl	1955
15) Maigret and the Burglar's Wife	1955
16) Maigret and the Dead Girl (Also published as: Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl)	1955
17) Maigret's Revolver	1956
18) Maigret in New York's Underworld (Also published as: Maigret in New York, and as: Inspector Maigret in New York's Underworld)	1956
19) My Friend Maigret	1956
20) Maigret Goes to School	1957
21) Maigret's Little Joke	1957
22) Maigret and the Old Lady	1958
23) Maigret's First Case	1958
24) Maigret Has Scruples	1959
25) Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses	1959
26) Madame Maigret's Friend	1960
27) Maigret Takes a Room	1960
28) Maigret in Court	1961
29) Maigret Afraid	1961
30) Maigret in Society	1962
31) Maigret's Failure	1962
32) Maigret's Memoirs	1963
33) Maigret and the Lazy Burglar	1963
34) Maigret's Special Murder	1964
35) Maigret and the Saturday Caller	1964
36) Maigret Loses His Temper	1965
37) Maigret Sets a Trap	1965
38) Maigret on the Defensive	1966
39) The Patience of Maigret	1966
40) Maigret and the Headless Corpse	1967
41) Maigret and the Nahour Case	1967
42) Maigret's Pickpocket	1968
43) Maigret Has Doubts	1968
44) Maigret Takes the Waters	1969
45) Maigret and the Minister	1969
46) Maigret Hesitates	1970
47) Maigret's Boyhood Friend	1970
48) Maigret and the Wine Merchant	1971
49) Maigret and the Killer	1971
50) Maigret and the Madwoman	1972
51) Maigret and the Flea	1972
52) Maigret and Monsieur Charles	1973
53) Maigret and the Dosser	1973
54) Maigret and the Millionaires	1974
55) Maigret and the Gangsters (Also published as: Inspector Maigret and the Killers)	1974
56) Maigret and the Loner	1975
57) Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard	1975
58) Maigret and the Black Sheep	1976
59) Maigret and the Ghost	1976
60) Maigret's Christmas (short stories)	1976
61) Maigret and the Spinster	1977
62) Maigret's Pipe (short stories)	1977
63) Maigret and the Hotel Majestic	1977
64) Maigret in Exile	1978
65) Maigret and the Toy Village	1978
66) Maigret's Rival	1979
67) Maigret and the Coroner	1980
Other Novels
1) The Disintegration of J.P.G.	1937
2) Black Rain (Includes 'The Survivors' and 'Black Rain')	1939
3) The Man from Everywhere	1941
4) In Two Latitudes (Includes 'The Mystery of the "Polarlys" and 'Tropic Moon')	1942
5) The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By	1942
6) Escape in Vain (Includes 'The Lodger' and 'One Way Out')	1943
7) Havoc by Accident (Includes 'Talatala' and 'The Breton Sisters')	1943
8) On the Danger Line (Includes 'Home Town' and 'The Green Thermos')	1944
9) The Shadow Falls (Also published as: Donadieu's Will)	1945
10) Lost Moorings (Includes 'Blind Path' and 'Banana Tourist')	1946
11) Magnet of Doom (US Title: The First-Born)	1948
12) Chit of a Girl (Includes 'Chit of a Girl' and 'Justice')	1949
13) Poisoned Relations (Includes 'Monsieur la Souris' and 'Poisoned Relations')	1950
14) Strange Inheritance	1950
15) Strangers in the House	1951
16) Act of Passion	1952
17) Affairs of Destiny (Includes 'Newhaven-Dieppe' and 'The Woman of the Grey House')	1952
18) The Burgomaster of Furnes	1952
19) The Trial of Bebe Donge (US Title: I Take This Woman)	1952
20) Aunt Jeanne	1953
21) The Stain on the Snow (US Title: The Snow Was Black)	1953
22) Across the Street	1954
23) The Bottom of the Bottle	1954
24) Ticket of Leave	1954
25) Violent Ends (Includes 'Belle' and 'The Brothers Rico')	1954
26) Destinations (Includes 'The Hitchhiker' and 'The Burial of Monsieur Bouvet')	1955
27) The Magician	1955
28) A Sense of Guilt (Includes 'Chez Krull' and 'The Heart of a Man')	1955
29) The Judge and the Hatter (Includes 'The Witnesses' and 'The Hatter's Ghosts')	1956
30) Sacrifice (Includes 'Mr. Hire's Engagement' and 'Young Cardinaud')	1956
31) Sunday	1956
32) The Little Man from Archangel	1957
33) The Stowaway	1957
34) In Case of Emergency	1958
35) The Son	1958
36) The Negro	1959
37) Striptease	1959
38) The Premier	1961
39) The Widower	1961
40) Account Unsettled (US Title: The Fugitive)	1962
41) The Fate of the Malous	1962
42) Pedigree	1962
43) The Iron Staircase	1963
44) A New Lease of Life (US Title: A New Lease on Life)	1963
45) The Patient (US Title: The Bells of Bicetre)	1963
46) The Accomplices	1964
47) The Door	1964
48) Three Beds in Manhattan	1964
49) The Train	1964
50) The Blue Room	1965
51) The Little Saint	1965
52) The Man with the Little Dog	1965
53) The Cat	1967
54) The Confessional	1967
55) Monsieur Monde Vanishes	1967
56) The Old Man Dies	1967
57) The Neighbors (US Title: The Move)	1968
58) Big Bob	1969
59) The Man on the Bench in the Barn	1969
60) The Prison	1969
61) November	1970
62) The Rich Man	1971
63) Teddy Bear	1971
64) The Disappearance of Odile	1972
65) The Glass Cage	1973
66) The Innocents	1973
67) The Venice Train	1974
68) Betty	1975
69) The Others (US Title: The House on Quai Notre Dame)	1975
70) The Girl in His Past	1976
71) Four Days in a Lifetime	1977
72) The Family Lie	1978
73) The Girl with a Squint	1978
74) The Little Doctor (short stories)	1978
75) African Trio (Includes 'Aboard the Aquitaine', 'Talatala', and 'Tropic Moon')	1979
76) The Night Club	1979
77) The White Horse Inn (Includes 'The White Horse Inn', 'The Grandmother' and 'The Country Doctor')	1980
78) The Long Exile	1982
79) The Reckoning	1984
80) The Couple from Poitiers	1985
81) The Outlaw	1986
82) The Rules of the Game	1988
83) Uncle Charles (US Title: Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself In)	1988