Georges Simenon Books in Order
Georges Simenon is one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, renowned for his incredible output of 60 to 80 pages per day. His vast oeuvre comprises nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. A staggering 550 million copies of his works have been printed worldwide. He is best known for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret, a iconic detective series that spans several decades. The series was translated into all major languages, adapted into films, radio plays, and television series in Great Britain, cementing Simenon's global reputation. During his "American" period, he reached the height of his creative powers, producing novels like Trois chambres à Manhattan and Maigret à New York. Simenon also excelled in writing "psychological novels," such as La neige était sale and Le fils, as well as autobiographical works like Je me souviens and Mémoires intimes. His contributions to literature were acknowledged with the MWA's Grand Master Award in 1966, and he remains a contender for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian).
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Georges Simenon
- #1AmazonMaigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian(1931)
- #2AmazonMaigret Meets a Milord / The Carter of 'La Providence'(1931)
- #3AmazonThe Death of Monsieur Gallet / The Late Monsieur Gallet / Maigret Stonewalled(1931)
- #4AmazonThe Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien / The Crime of Inspector Maigret / Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets(1931)
- #5AmazonA Battle of Nerves/ A Man's Head / Maigret's War of Nerves(1931)
- #6AmazonThe Yellow Dog / Maigret and the Concarneau Murders(1931)
- #7AmazonMaigret at the Crossroads / The Night at the Crossroads(1931)
- #8AmazonMaigret in Holland/ A Crime in Holland(1931)
- #9AmazonThe Sailors' Rendezvous / Maigret Answers a Plea / The Grand Banks Cafe(1931)
- #10AmazonThe Dancer at the Gai-Moulin / Maigret at the Gai-Moulin(1931)
- #11AmazonMaigret and the Tavern by the Seine / The Two-Penny Bar(1931)
- #12AmazonThe Shadow Puppet / Maigret Mystified(1932)
- #13AmazonMaigret Goes Home / The Saint-Fiacre Affair / Maigret on Home Ground / Maigret and the Countess(1932)
- #14AmazonMaigret and the Flemish Shop / The Flemish House(1932)
- #15AmazonMaigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master / Misty Harbour / Maigret and Monsieur Labbe(1932)
- #16AmazonThe Madman of Bergerac(1932)
- #17AmazonLiberty Bar / Maigret on the Riviera(1932)
- #18AmazonLock No. 1 / The Lock at Charenton(1933)
- #19AmazonMaigret / Maigret Returns(1934)
- #20AmazonThe Cellars of the Majestic / Maigret and the Hotel Majestic(1942)
- #21AmazonThe Judge's House / Maigret in Exile(1942)
- #22AmazonMaigret and the Spinster / Cécile is Dead(1942)
- #23AmazonMaigret and the Fortuneteller / To Any Lengths / Signed, Picpus(1944)
- #24AmazonFélicie / Maigret and the Toy Village(1944)
- #25AmazonInspector Cadaver / Maigret's Rival(1944)
- #26AmazonMaigret Gets Angry / Maigret in Retirement(1947)
- #27AmazonMaigret in New York / Maigret in New York's Underworld(1947)
- #28AmazonMaigret's Holiday / A Summer Holiday / No Vacation for Maigret(1948)
- #29AmazonMaigret's Dead Man / Maigret's Special Murder(1948)
- #30AmazonMaigret's First Case(1949)
- #31AmazonMy Friend Maigret / The Methods of Maigret(1949)
- #32AmazonMaigret at the Coroner's / Maigret and the Coroner(1949)
- #33AmazonMaigret and the Old Lady(1950)
- #34AmazonMadame Maigret's Own Case / The Friend of Madame Maigret / Madame Maigret's Friend(1950)
- #35AmazonMaigret's Memoirs(1951)
- #36AmazonMaigret in Montmartre / Maigret and the Strangled Stripper / Maigret at Picratt's(1951)
- #37AmazonMaigret Takes a Room / Maigret Rents a Room(1951)
- #38AmazonMaigret and the Burglar's Wife / Maigret and the Tall Woman(1951)
- #39AmazonMaigret and the Gangsters / Inspector Maigret and the Killers / Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters(1952)
- #40AmazonMaigret's Revolver(1952)
- #41AmazonMaigret and the Man on the Bench / Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard(1953)
- #42AmazonMaigret Afraid / Maigret Is Afraid(1953)
- #43AmazonMaigret's Mistake(1953)
- #44AmazonMaigret Goes to School(1954)
- #45AmazonMaigret and the Calame Report / Maigret and the Minister(1954)
- #46AmazonMaigret and the Dead Girl / Maigret and the Young Girl(1954)
- #47AmazonMaigret and the Headless Corpse(1955)
- #48AmazonMaigret Sets a Trap(1955)
- #49AmazonMaigret's Failure(1956)
- #50AmazonMaigret Enjoys Himself / Maigret's Little Joke / None of Maigret's Business(1957)
- #51AmazonMaigret Travels / Maigret and the Millionaires(1958)
- #52AmazonMaigret Has Scruples / Maigret's Doubts(1958)
- #53AmazonMaigret and the Reluctant Witnesses(1959)
- #54AmazonMaigret's Secret / Maigret Has Doubts(1959)
- #55AmazonMaigret in Court(1960)
- #56AmazonMaigret and the Old People / Maigret in Society(1960)
- #57AmazonMaigret and the Idle Burglar / Maigret and the Lazy Burglar(1961)
- #58AmazonMaigret and the Black Sheep / Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse(1962)
- #59AmazonMaigret and the Saturday Caller(1962)
- #60AmazonMaigret and the Tramp / Maigret and the Dosser / Maigret and the Bum(1963)
- #61AmazonMaigret's Fury / Maigret Loses His Temper / Maigret's Anger(1963)
- #62AmazonMaigret and the Ghost / Maigret and the Apparition(1964)
- #63AmazonMaigret on the Defensive / Maigret Holds His Own / Maigret Defends Himself(1964)
- #64AmazonMaigret Bides His Time / The Patience of Maigret / Maigret's Patience(1965)
- #65AmazonMaigret and the Nahour Case(1966)
- #66AmazonMaigret and the Pickpocket / Maigret's Pickpocket(1967)
- #67AmazonMaigret in Vichy / Maigret Takes the Waters(1968)
- #68AmazonMaigret Hesitates(1968)
- #69AmazonMaigret's Boyhood Friend / Maigret's Childhood Friend(1968)
- #70AmazonMaigret and the Killer(1969)
- #71AmazonMaigret and the Wine Merchant(1970)
- #72AmazonMaigret and the Madwoman / Maigret\'s Madwoman(1970)
- #73AmazonMaigret and the Loner(1971)
- #74AmazonMaigret and the Informer / Maigret and the Flea(1972)
- #75AmazonMaigret and Monsieur Charles(1973)
- #76AmazonL'Étoile du Nord(1938)
- #77AmazonNine Detective Stories(1964)
- #78AmazonCity Sleuths and Tough Guys(1989)
- #79AmazonMurder Intercontinental(1996)
- #80AmazonThe Oxford Book of Detective Stories(2000)
- #81AmazonMurder Most Merry(2002)
- #82AmazonMurder On The Railways(2003)
- #83AmazonThe Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction(2004)
- #1AmazonThe Girl with a Squint(1931)
- #2AmazonThe Engagement(1933)
- #3AmazonTropic Moon(1933)
- #4AmazonThe Window Over the Way(1933)
- #5AmazonThe Man from London(1934)
- #6AmazonThe Lodger(1934)
- #7AmazonThe Long Exile(1935)
- #8AmazonDonadieu's Will(1936)
- #9AmazonThe Man Who Watched Trains Go By(1938)
- #10AmazonGirl In Waiting(1938)
- #11AmazonThree Crimes(1938)
- #12AmazonThe Strangers in the House(1940)
- #13AmazonThe Widow(1942)
- #14AmazonThe Truth About Bebe Donge(1942)
- #15AmazonAcross the Street(1942)
- #16AmazonThe Suspect(1944)
- #17AmazonMonsieur Monde Vanishes(1945)
- #18AmazonThree Bedrooms in Manhattan(1946)
- #19AmazonAct of Passion(1946)
- #20AmazonThe Mahé Circle(1946)
- #21AmazonDeath of a Nobody(1947)
- #22AmazonPedigree(1948)
- #23AmazonThe Snow Was Dirty(1948)
- #24AmazonMagnet of Doom(1948)
- #25AmazonThe Bottom Of The Bottle(1949)
- #26AmazonFour Days in a Lifetime(1949)
- #27AmazonThe Pitards(1949)
- #28AmazonStrange Inheritance(1950)
- #29AmazonThe Heart of a Man(1950)
- #30AmazonA New Lease On Life(1951)
- #31AmazonThe Burgomaster of Furnes(1952)
- #32AmazonEscape in Vain(1952)
- #33AmazonHavoc by Accident(1952)
- #34AmazonOn the danger line(1952)
- #35AmazonBelle(1952)
- #36AmazonIn Two Latitudes(1952)
- #37AmazonThe Trial of Bebe Donge(1952)
- #38AmazonDirty Snow(1953)
- #39AmazonRed Lights(1953)
- #40AmazonThe Iron Staircase(1953)
- #41AmazonThe Watchmaker of Everton(1954)
- #42AmazonThe Clockmaker(1954)
- #43AmazonBig Bob(1954)
- #44AmazonThe Accomplices(1955)
- #45AmazonThe Rules of the Game(1955)
- #46AmazonThe Burial of Monsieur Bouvet(1955)
- #47AmazonThe Fugitive(1955)
- #48AmazonA Sense of Guilt(1955)
- #49AmazonThe Little Man From Archangel(1956)
- #50AmazonThe Stowaway(1957)
- #51AmazonSunday(1958)
- #52AmazonThe President(1958)
- #53AmazonThe Son(1958)
- #54AmazonThe Widower(1959)
- #55AmazonThe Grandmother(1959)
- #56AmazonThe Negro(1959)
- #57AmazonYoung Cardinaud(1959)
- #58AmazonThe Blue Room(1960)
- #59AmazonBetty(1960)
- #60AmazonJustice(1960)
- #61AmazonThe Family Lie(1960)
- #62AmazonThe Train(1961)
- #63AmazonStriptease(1961)
- #64AmazonPoisoned Relations(1961)
- #65AmazonThe hatter's ghosts(1961)
- #66AmazonThe Door(1962)
- #67AmazonThe House on Quai Notre Dame(1962)
- #68AmazonThe Others(1962)
- #69AmazonThe Bells of Bicetre(1963)
- #70AmazonThe Magician(1963)
- #71AmazonInquest on Bouvet(1963)
- #72AmazonThe Man With the Little Dog(1964)
- #73AmazonThe Venice Train(1965)
- #74AmazonThe Survivors(1965)
- #75AmazonBlack Rain(1965)
- #76AmazonTicket of Leave(1965)
- #77AmazonThe Cat(1966)
- #78AmazonThe Old Man Dies(1966)
- #79AmazonThe Mouse(1966)
- #80AmazonFate of the Malous(1966)
- #81AmazonThe Little Saint(1967)
- #82AmazonThe Brothers Rico(1967)
- #83AmazonThe Reckoning(1967)
- #84AmazonThe neighbours(1968)
- #85AmazonThe Prison(1968)
- #86AmazonThe Premier(1968)
- #87AmazonThe confessional.(1968)
- #88AmazonThe Patient(1968)
- #89AmazonThe Witnesses(1968)
- #90AmazonUncle Charles Has Locked Himself in(1969)
- #91AmazonUncle Charles(1969)
- #92AmazonNovember(1970)
- #93AmazonThe Rich Man(1970)
- #94AmazonEnigmas(1970)
- #95AmazonThe Glass Cage(1971)
- #96AmazonThe Innocents(1972)
- #97AmazonThe Disappearance Of Odile(1972)
- #98AmazonThe Girl in His Past / Le temps d'Anaïs(1976)
- #99AmazonThe Nightclub(1977)
- #100AmazonThe White Horse Inn(1979)
- #101AmazonThe Little Doctor(1981)
- #102AmazonThe Outlaw(1987)
- #103AmazonThe Murderer(2013)
- #104AmazonThe Hand(2016)
About Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon is one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, renowned for his incredible output of 60 to 80 pages per day. His vast oeuvre comprises nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. A staggering 550 million copies of his works have been printed worldwide. He is best known for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret, a iconic detective series that spans several decades. The series was translated into all major languages, adapted into films, radio plays, and television series in Great Britain, cementing Simenon's global reputation. During his "American" period, he reached the height of his creative powers, producing novels like Trois chambres à Manhattan and Maigret à New York. Simenon also excelled in writing "psychological novels," such as La neige était sale and Le fils, as well as autobiographical works like Je me souviens and Mémoires intimes. His contributions to literature were acknowledged with the MWA's Grand Master Award in 1966, and he remains a contender for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian).
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