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Inspector Maigret Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Inspector Maigret books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Inspector Maigret series? Start with "Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian" (1931) and follow publication order through all 83 books.
The complete Inspector Maigret reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian
1931
Maigret Meets a Milord / The Carter of 'La Providence'
1931
The Death of Monsieur Gallet / The Late Monsieur Gallet / Maigret Stonewalled
1931
The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien / The Crime of Inspector Maigret / Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets
1931
A Battle of Nerves/ A Man's Head / Maigret's War of Nerves
1931
The Yellow Dog / Maigret and the Concarneau Murders
1931
Maigret at the Crossroads / The Night at the Crossroads
1931
Maigret in Holland/ A Crime in Holland
1931
The Sailors' Rendezvous / Maigret Answers a Plea / The Grand Banks Cafe
1931
The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin / Maigret at the Gai-Moulin
1931
Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine / The Two-Penny Bar
1931
The Shadow Puppet / Maigret Mystified
1932
Maigret Goes Home / The Saint-Fiacre Affair / Maigret on Home Ground / Maigret and the Countess
1932
Maigret and the Flemish Shop / The Flemish House
1932
Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master / Misty Harbour / Maigret and Monsieur Labbe
1932
The Madman of Bergerac
1932
Liberty Bar / Maigret on the Riviera
1932
Lock No. 1 / The Lock at Charenton
1933
Maigret / Maigret Returns
1934
The Cellars of the Majestic / Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
1942
The Judge's House / Maigret in Exile
1942
Maigret and the Spinster / Cécile is Dead
1942
Maigret and the Fortuneteller / To Any Lengths / Signed, Picpus
1944
Félicie / Maigret and the Toy Village
1944
Inspector Cadaver / Maigret's Rival
1944
Maigret Gets Angry / Maigret in Retirement
1947
Maigret in New York / Maigret in New York's Underworld
1947
Maigret's Holiday / A Summer Holiday / No Vacation for Maigret
1948
Maigret's Dead Man / Maigret's Special Murder
1948
Maigret's First Case
1949
My Friend Maigret / The Methods of Maigret
1949
Maigret at the Coroner's / Maigret and the Coroner
1949
Maigret and the Old Lady
1950
Madame Maigret's Own Case / The Friend of Madame Maigret / Madame Maigret's Friend
1950
Maigret's Memoirs
1951
Maigret in Montmartre / Maigret and the Strangled Stripper / Maigret at Picratt's
1951
Maigret Takes a Room / Maigret Rents a Room
1951
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife / Maigret and the Tall Woman
1951
Maigret and the Gangsters / Inspector Maigret and the Killers / Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
1952
Maigret's Revolver
1952
Maigret and the Man on the Bench / Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard
1953
Maigret Afraid / Maigret Is Afraid
1953
Maigret's Mistake
1953
Maigret Goes to School
1954
Maigret and the Calame Report / Maigret and the Minister
1954
Maigret and the Dead Girl / Maigret and the Young Girl
1954
Maigret and the Headless Corpse
1955
Maigret Sets a Trap
1955
Maigret's Failure
1956
Maigret Enjoys Himself / Maigret's Little Joke / None of Maigret's Business
1957
Maigret Travels / Maigret and the Millionaires
1958
Maigret Has Scruples / Maigret's Doubts
1958
Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
1959
Maigret's Secret / Maigret Has Doubts
1959
Maigret in Court
1960
Maigret and the Old People / Maigret in Society
1960
Maigret and the Idle Burglar / Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
1961
Maigret and the Black Sheep / Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
1962
Maigret and the Saturday Caller
1962
Maigret and the Tramp / Maigret and the Dosser / Maigret and the Bum
1963
Maigret's Fury / Maigret Loses His Temper / Maigret's Anger
1963
Maigret and the Ghost / Maigret and the Apparition
1964
Maigret on the Defensive / Maigret Holds His Own / Maigret Defends Himself
1964
Maigret Bides His Time / The Patience of Maigret / Maigret's Patience
1965
Maigret and the Nahour Case
1966
Maigret and the Pickpocket / Maigret's Pickpocket
1967
Maigret in Vichy / Maigret Takes the Waters
1968
Maigret Hesitates
1968
Maigret's Boyhood Friend / Maigret's Childhood Friend
1968
Maigret and the Killer
1969
Maigret and the Wine Merchant
1970
Maigret and the Madwoman / Maigret\'s Madwoman
1970
Maigret and the Loner
1971
Maigret and the Informer / Maigret and the Flea
1972
Maigret and Monsieur Charles
1973
L'Étoile du Nord
1938
Nine Detective Stories
1964
City Sleuths and Tough Guys
1989
Murder Intercontinental
1996
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
Murder Most Merry
2002
Murder On The Railways
2003
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
2004
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