Jules Maigret,
Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police
detectiveA detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
, actually a
commissaire or commissioner of the Paris "Brigade Criminelle" (
Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de ParisThe Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris , often called the 36, quai des Orfèvres or simply the 36 by the address of its headquarters, is the division of the Police judiciaire in Paris...
), created by writer
Georges SimenonGeorges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known for the creation of the fictional detective Maigret.-Early life and education:...
.
Seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories about Maigret were published between 1931 and 1972, starting with
Pietr-le-Leton (
Latvian Pete) and concluding with
Maigret et Monsieur Charles (
Maigret and Monsieur Charles). The Maigret stories were also adapted for television and radio.
Character
Some of his trademark features are his pipes, his mixed approach to detecting (at times relying on pure intuition, at times on method), and his fondness for alcohol. Often during an investigation, he will step into a small cafe or bar for a drink and possibly a light lunch. His drink of choice is beer or
ciderCider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
, though he has also been known to drink
pastisPastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and apéritif from France, typically containing 40–45% alcohol by volume, although alcohol-free varieties exist.-Origins:...
as well as wine at dinner or when it is the only thing available. This is not to say that he is a drunk, as it is a matter of personal pride that he can hold his liquor, and would be deeply embarrassed if he allowed himself to get intoxicated. Maigret often wears a heavy overcoat, even when traveling to the
RivieraThe Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
— a fact which leads people unfamiliar with him to mark him instantly as a policeman.
In the books he is described as a stocky man of average height, slightly overweight but not obese. He dislikes climbing stairs, and usually uses a police driver or cab to travel around during his investigations, though he has been known to walk occasionally.
Maigret was supposedly born in 1884 at
Saint-FiacreSaint-Fiacre is the name or partial name of four communes in France.*Saint-Fiacre, Côtes-d'Armor, in the Côtes-d'Armor département*Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, in the Seine-et-Marne département...
in the
AllierAllier is a department in central France named after the river Allier.- History :Allier is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais.In 1940, the government of Marshal...
department (where there is no such village), although different birth dates can be concluded from different books. He is married to Louise, who is almost exclusively referred to as Madame Maigret in the books. They had a daughter who died at birth.
While not having any children of his own, Maigret has shown himself to be fond of children, treating them with kindness and patience, and often indulging them. He is shown as living with his wife at 132
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in most books but, in
Maigret in RetirementMaigret in Retirement is a 1945 French detective novel by the Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon featuring Jules Maigret.-Publication history:...
, he is said to have retained his apartment on the
Place des VosgesThe Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris.It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.- History :...
in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
He is usually successful. His relationship with his
sidekickA sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato and Batman's Robin.-Origins:The origin of the...
s, usually
junior Metropolitan officers or the local constabulary (when he is away from Paris), is most often portrayed as a mentor-pupil relationship. Maigret is genuinely proud and happy when one of his junior officers meets with some professional success. The role of mindless puppet, only there to contrast with the brilliance of Maigret, is reserved for the public prosecutor or more frequently the Juge d'instruction or Examining Magistrate.
Television adaptations
There have been numerous incarnations of Maigret on the
small screenTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
all around the world. He has been portrayed by French, British, Irish, Austrian, Dutch, German, Italian, and Japanese actors.
In France,
Jean Gabin-Biography:Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, he grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise département, about 22 mi north of Paris. The son of cabaret entertainers, he attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly...
played the part in three films and is seen by many as the best Maigret. Arguably, the most celebrated French version stars
Bruno CremerBruno Jean Marie Crémer was a French actor born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, who spent a part of his career on stage, but who also found success in the cinema and on television.- Biography :...
, who has played him in 54 adaptations from 1991-2005.
Jean RichardJean Richards was a French actor.born: Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, Franciadied: Paris, Francia-Filmography:*1947 : Six heures à perdre, directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte...
had an earlier long-running series playing the character on French television — however, Simenon himself is said to have disliked Richard's Maigret because he would not take his hat off when entering a room.
The Italian actor
Gino CerviGino Cervi was an Italian actor of international fame.Cervi was born in Bologna. His father was the theatre critic Antonio Cervi.In 1928, he married Nini Gordini and they had a son, Tonino Cervi...
played the character on Italian television, starting from 1964 up to 1972; Simenon himself considered Cervi's interpretation of the character to be possibly the best.
In Japan,
Kinya Aikawaas is a Japanese actor, tarento and voice actor.- Television :* Space Ace , Yadokari* Son-goku is coming: Chapter of Ko-fu Dai-o , Sagojo* Jump Out! Batchiri , Officer Chibisu, Roba* Goku no Daiboken , Sagojo...
played
Megure, a Japanese-born equivalent to the French
Maigret, reinvented in a modern Japanese setting, in
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Megure Keishi, a 25-episode TV Series aired from April 14 to May 29, 1978 on Asahi TV. Megure/Maigret's wife was played by Tomomi Sato, who earned the praises of Simenon himself:
"The best 'Madame Maigret' in my opinion, even including the French ones, was the 'Madame Maigret' on Japanese television. She was exactly right".
One of the
most popular versionsMaigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963.Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies as the Sûreté detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, and featured Ewen Solon as Lucas, Helen Shingler as Madame...
of the Chief Inspector was that played by British actor
Rupert DaviesRupert Davies was a British actor. He remains best known for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on the Maigret novels written by Georges Simenon....
who made his debut on October 31, 1960. Davies took over the part after Basil Sydney who appeared as Maigret in the original transmitted pilot proved unavailable due to ill-health. Davies went on to star in 52 adaptations for
BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV in the 1960s. His portrayal won two of the highest accolades: his versions were dubbed into French and played across
the ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
; and Simenon himself presented Davies with a novel inscribed to his "perfect Maigret".
The
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channel
ITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
produced an adaptation of
MaigretMaigret was a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes between 1992 and 1993. It was an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret...
in 1992 and 1993, in which
Michael GambonSir Michael John Gambon, CBE is an Irish actor who has worked in theatre, television and film. A highly respected theatre actor, Gambon is recognised for his roles as Philip Marlowe in the BBC television serial The Singing Detective, as Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial Maigret, and as...
starred as Maigret. A less successful earlier version (1988) on ITV cast Richard Harris in the lead role, with a somewhat idiosyncratic reading of the character.
Radio adaptations
Maurice DenhamMaurice Denham OBE was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.-Life and career:...
played Chief Inspector Maigret in a series of half-hour dramatizations of the novels on
BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
from 1992 to 2002, with
Michael GoughMichael Gough was an English character actor who appeared in over 150 films. He is perhaps best known to international audiences for his roles in the Hammer Horror films from 1958, and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four movies of the Burton/Schumacher Batman franchise,...
playing
Georges SimenonGeorges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known for the creation of the fictional detective Maigret.-Early life and education:...
.
The format of each play would begin with Maigret and Simenon sitting together discussing some fact or event which would then lead into Maigret's recounting a particular case, with Simenon asking questions or commenting from time to time.
After Denham's death, the series was continued in 2003 with
Nicholas Le PrevostNicholas Le Prevost is an English actor. He was educated at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset from 1957 to 1961 and at Kingswood School, Bath from 1961 to 1964...
playing a gruffer, more earthy Maigret and
Julian BarnesJulian Patrick Barnes is a contemporary English writer, and winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize, for his book The Sense of an Ending...
playing Simenon.
Other appearances
Inspector Joseph Meguire/Jozo Megure from
Case ClosedCase Closed, known as in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since February 2, 1994, and has been collected in 73 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011...
is loosely based on Maigret, in both appearance and name. Both are police inspectors, and are known for wearing hats and overcoats. The rendering in the Japanese syllabry for Megure and Maigret is the same (me-gu-re, in other words, the names are pronounced the same in Japanese).
Maigret himself was also highlighted in volume 5 of the Case Closed manga's edition of "Gosho Aoyoma's Mystery Library, a section of the graphic novels (usually the last page) where the author introduces a different detective (or occasionally, a villain) from mystery literature, television, or other media.
List of novels
List of Maigret novels by date of French-language publication.
| Title |
Date |
English title(s) |
| Train de nuit |
1930 |
Night Train |
| La maison d'inquiétude |
1930 |
The House of Unease |
| Pietr-le-Letton |
1931 |
The Strange Case of Peter the Lett
The Case of Peter the Lett
Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett |
| Le Charretier de la Providence |
1931 |
The Crime at Lock 14A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is...
Maigret Meets a MilordIn the nineteenth century, milord was well-known as a word which continental Europeans whose jobs often brought them into contact with travellers commonly used to address Englishmen or male English-speakers who seemed to be upper-class – even though the English-language phrase "my...
Lock 14 |
| M. Gallet décédé |
1931 |
The Death of Monsieur Gallet
Maigret Stonewalled |
| Le Pendu de Saint-Pholien |
1931 |
The Crime of Inspector Maigret
Maigret and the Hundred GibbetA gibbet is a gallows-type structure from which the dead bodies of executed criminals were hung on public display to deter other existing or potential criminals. In earlier times, up to the late 17th century, live gibbeting also took place, in which the criminal was placed alive in a metal cage...
s |
La Tête d'un homme
(L'Homme de la Tour EiffelThe Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world...
) |
1931 |
A Battle of Nerves
Maigret's War of Nerves
A Man's Head |
| Le Chien jaune |
1931 |
A Face for a Clue
Maigret and the Concarneau Murders
Maigret and the Yellow Dog
The Yellow Dog |
| La Nuit du carrefour |
1931 |
Maigret at the Crossroads |
| Un Crime en Hollande |
1931 |
A Crime in HollandThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Maigret in HollandMaigret in Holland is a 1931 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. Maigret travels to the small, respectable town of Delfzijl in the Netherlands to investigate the murder of a teacher. An English-language translation was published in 1940...
|
| Au Rendez-vous des Terre-Neuves |
1931 |
The Sailor's Rendezvous
Maigret Answers a Plea |
| La Danseuse du Gai-Moulin Maigret at the Gai-Moulin is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.-Synopsis:Jean Chabot and René Delfrosse plan to hide in the cellar and rob the till at the Liege nightclub, Gai-Moulin. After the nightclub closes for the night, they venture out of the cellar and stumble on the...
|
1931 |
At the Gai Moulin Maigret at the Gai-Moulin is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.-Synopsis:Jean Chabot and René Delfrosse plan to hide in the cellar and rob the till at the Liege nightclub, Gai-Moulin. After the nightclub closes for the night, they venture out of the cellar and stumble on the...
Maigret at the Gai Moulin |
| La Guinguette à deux sous |
1932 |
Guinguette by the SeineThe Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
Maigret and the TavernA tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....
by the Seine
Maigret to the Rescue
A Spot by the Seine
The Bar on the Seine |
| L'Ombre chinoise |
1932 |
The Shadow in the Courtyard
Maigret Mystified |
| L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre |
1932 |
Maigret and the Countess
The Saint-Fiacre Affair
Maigret Goes Home
Maigret on Home Ground |
| Chez les Flamands |
1932 |
The Flemish ShopThe Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
Maigret and the Flemish Shop |
| Le Port des brumes |
1932 |
Death of a Harbour Master
Maigret and the Death of a Harbor Master |
| Le Fou de Bergerac |
1932 |
The Madman of Bergerac Bergerac is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Economy:The region is primarily known for wine and tobacco...
|
| Liberty Bar |
1932 |
Liberty Bar
Maigret on the RivieraThe Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
|
| L'Écluse no. 1 |
1933 |
The Lock at CharentonCharenton-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe....
Maigret Sits It Out
Lock No. 1 |
| La femme rousse |
1933 |
The Redhead |
| Maigret |
1934 |
Maigret Returns |
| La Maison du juge |
1940 |
Maigret in Exile Maigret in Exile is a 1940 detective novel by the Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon.-Synopsis:The mysterious moves of bureaucrats have exiled Maigret to a small town in the coast of Normandy where it rains all the time and there is nothing to do except for playing billiards in the local pub...
|
| Les Caves du Majestic |
1942 |
Maigret and the Hotel Majestic Maigret and the Hotel Majestic is a 1942 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. It was also published under the title The Hotel Majestic....
The Hotel MajesticMaigret and the Hotel Majestic is a 1942 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. It was also published under the title The Hotel Majestic....
|
| Cécile est morte |
1942 |
Maigret and the Spinster |
| Signé Picpus |
1944 |
To Any Lengths
Maigret and the Fortuneteller |
| Félicie est là |
1944 |
Maigret and the Toy Village |
| L'Inspecteur Cadavre |
1944 |
Maigret's Rival
Inspector Cadaver |
| Maigret se fâche |
August 1945 |
Maigret in Retirement Maigret in Retirement is a 1945 French detective novel by the Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon featuring Jules Maigret.-Publication history:...
|
| Maigret à New York |
March 1946 |
Maigret in New York
Inspector Maigret in New York's Underworld
Maigret in New York's Underworld |
| Les Vacances de Maigret |
November 1947 |
A Summer Holiday
No Vacation for Maigret
Maigret on Holiday |
| Maigret et son mort |
January 1948 |
Maigret's Dead Man
Maigret's Special Murder |
| La Première enquête de Maigret, 1913 |
October 1948 |
Maigret's First Case Maigret's First Case is a 1948 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. The book covers Maigret's involvement on his first case in 1913, shortly before the First World War began. It was translated into English, by Robert Brain, in 1958....
|
| Mon ami Maigret |
February 1949 |
My Friend Maigret
The Methods of Maigret |
| Maigret chez le coroner |
July 1949 |
Maigret at the Coroner A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
's |
| L'Amie de Mme Maigret |
December 1949 |
Madame Maigret's Own Case
Madame Maigret's Friend
The Friend of Madame Maigret |
| Les Mémoires de Maigret |
September 1950 |
Maigret's Memoirs |
| Maigret et la vieille dame |
December 1950 |
Maigret and the Old Lady |
| Maigret au "Picratt's" |
December 1950 |
Maigret and the Strangled Stripper
Maigret in Montmartre
Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper |
| Maigret en meublé |
February 1951 |
Maigret Takes a Room
Maigret Rents a Room |
| Maigret et la grande perche |
May 1951 |
Inspector Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife |
| Maigret, Lognon et les gangsters |
September 1951 |
Inspector Maigret and the Killers
Maigret and the Gangsters |
| Le Revolver de Maigret |
June 1952 |
Maigret's Revolver |
| Maigret et l'homme du banc Maigret et l'homme du banc is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.-Synopsis:...
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1953 |
Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard
Maigret and the Man on the Bench
The Man on the Boulevard |
| Maigret a peur |
March 1953 |
Maigret Afraid |
| Maigret se trompe |
August 1953 |
Maigret's Mistake Maigret's Mistake is a 1953 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. It was translated into English in 1954....
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| Maigret à l'école |
December 1953 |
Maigret Goes to School Maigret Goes to School is 1957 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. In the story Maigret is called from his usual duties in Paris to investigate a murder in a small village located close to La Rochelle. A local postmistress has been killed...
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| Maigret et la jeune morte |
January 1954 |
Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl
Maigret and the Young Girl |
| Maigret chez le ministre |
August 1954 |
Maigret and the Minister
Maigret and the Calame Report |
| Maigret et le corps sans tête Maigret and the Headless Corpse is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.-Overview:When a man's arm is fished out of the Canal St. Martin in Paris, Maigret and his colleagues are puzzled...
|
January 1955 |
Maigret and the Headless Corpse Maigret and the Headless Corpse is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.-Overview:When a man's arm is fished out of the Canal St. Martin in Paris, Maigret and his colleagues are puzzled...
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| Maigret tend un piège |
July 1955 |
Maigret Sets a Trap Maigret Sets a Trap is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Maigret sets a trap for a master criminal, hoping to lure him into error....
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| Un Échec de Maigret Maigret's Failure is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his famous creation Jules Maigret.-Publishing history:...
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March 1956 |
Maigret's Failure Maigret's Failure is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his famous creation Jules Maigret.-Publishing history:...
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| Maigret s'amuse |
September 1956 |
Maigret's Little Joke
None of Maigret's Business |
| Maigret voyage |
August 1957 |
Maigret and the Millionaires |
| Les Scrupules de Maigret Maigret Has Scruples is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.-Synopsis:...
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December 1957 |
Maigret Has Scruples Maigret Has Scruples is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.-Synopsis:...
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| Maigret et les témoins récalcitrants |
October 1958 |
Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses |
| Une Confidence de Maigret |
May 1959 |
Maigret Has Doubts |
| Maigret aux assises |
November 1959 |
Maigret in Court |
| Maigret et les vieillards |
June 1960 |
Maigret in Society |
| Maigret et le voleur paresseux |
January 1961 |
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
Maigret and the Idle Burglar |
| Maigret et les braves gens |
September 1961 |
Maigret and the Black Sheep |
| Maigret et le client du samedi |
February 1962 |
Maigret and the Saturday Caller |
| Maigret et le clochard |
May 1962 |
Maigret and the Dosser Maigret and the Dosser is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.-Synopsis:...
Maigret and the Bum |
| La Colère de Maigret |
June 1962 |
Maigret Loses His Temper |
| Maigret et le fantôme |
June 1963 |
Maigret and the Ghost
Maigret and the Apparition |
| Maigret se défend |
July 1964 |
Maigret on the Defensive Maigret on the Defensive is a 1964 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. Maigret responds to a call from a young woman in the middle of the night, but he then finds himself accused of raping her. He is forced to clear his name, and search for...
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| La Patience de Maigret |
March 1965 |
The Patience of Maigret The Patience of Maigret is a 1965 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. Maigret searches for evidence that an old nemesis of his is behind a series of jewel robberies. Maigret believes the ageing gangster is organising a gang from his apartment...
Maigret Bides His Time |
| Maigret et l'affaire Nahour |
February 1966 |
Maigret and the Nahour Case |
| Le Voleur de Maigret |
November 1966 |
Maigret's Pickpocket
Maigret and the Pickpocket |
| Maigret à Vichy |
September 1967 |
Maigret Takes the Waters
Maigret in Vichy |
| Maigret hésite -Overview:When a series of letters, written on expensive stationery, arrive at Maigret's desk stating that a murder will take place but that the writer is unsure as to who will die, who will do the killing, and when the killing will occur, Maigret's interest is piqued and he soon tracks the...
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January 1968 |
Maigret Hesitates -Overview:When a series of letters, written on expensive stationery, arrive at Maigret's desk stating that a murder will take place but that the writer is unsure as to who will die, who will do the killing, and when the killing will occur, Maigret's interest is piqued and he soon tracks the...
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| L'Ami d'enfance de Maigret |
June 1968 |
Maigret's Boyhood Friend |
| Maigret et le tueur |
April 1969 |
Maigret and the Killer |
| Maigret et le marchand de vin |
September 1969 |
Maigret and the Wine Merchant |
| La Folle de Maigret |
May 1970 |
Maigret and the Madwoman |
| Maigret et l'homme tout seul |
February 1971 |
Maigret and the Loner |
| Maigret et l'indicateur |
June 1971 |
Maigret and the Flea
Maigret and the Informer |
| Maigret et Monsieur Charles |
February 1972 |
Maigret and Monsieur Charles Maigret and Monsieur Charles is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret.-Synopsis:...
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List of short stories
List of Maigret short stories by date of publication.
| Title |
Date |
English Title(s) |
| Une erreur de Maigret |
1938 |
Maigret's Mistake |
| L'amoureux de Madame Maigret |
1938 |
The Stronger Vessel
Madame Maigret's Admirer |
| Stan le tueur |
1938 |
Stan the Killer |
| L'Auberge aux noyés |
1938 |
The Inn of the Drowned
The Drowned Men's Inn |
| La péniche aux deux pendus |
1938 |
The Barge with Two Hanging Bodies
Inspector Maigret Thinks
Dead Man's Barge
Two Bodies on a Barge |
| L'affaire du Boulevard Beaumarchais |
1938 |
The Affair of the Boulevard Beaumarchais
The Mysterious Affair in the Boulevard Beaumarchais |
| Monsieur Lundi |
1938 |
Mr. Monday
Inspector Maigret Hesitates |
| Jeumont, 51 minutes d'arrêt |
1938 |
Jeumont, 51 Minutes Wait!
Inspector Maigret Deduces
Jeumont, 51 Minutes Stop |
| Les larmes de bougie |
1938 |
Journey Into Time
Journey Backward Into Time
Death of a Woodlander |
| Rue Pigalle |
1938 |
Rue Pigalle Pigalle is an area in Paris around the Place Pigalle, on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements. It is named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ....
Inspector Maigret Investigates
In the Rue Pigalle |
| La vieille dame de Bayeux |
1938 |
The Old Lady of BayeuxBayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.-Administration:Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados...
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| L'Étoile du Nord |
1938 |
At the Étoile du Nord |
| Tempête sur la Manche |
1938 |
Storm in the ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
Storm over the Channel |
| Mademoiselle Berthe et son amant |
1938 |
Maigret and the Frightened Dressmaker
Mademoiselle Berthe and her Lover |
| L'improbable Monsieur Owen |
1938 |
The Unlikely Monsieur Owen |
| Ceux du Grand Café |
1938 |
The Group at the Grand-Café |
| Le Notaire du Châteauneuf |
1938 |
Inspector Maigret and the Missing Miniatures A figurine is a statuette that represents a human, deity or animal. Figurines may be realistic or iconic, depending on the skill and intention of the creator. The earliest were made of stone or clay...
The Three Daughters of the Lawyer |
| La fenêtre ouverte |
1938 |
The Open Window
Inspector Maigret Smokes His Pipe |
| L'Homme dans la rue |
1939 |
The Man on the Run
Inspector Maigret Pursues
The Man in the Street |
| Vente à la bougie |
1939 |
Under the Hammer
Inspector Maigret Directs
Sale by Auction |
| Menaces de mort |
1942 |
Death Threats |
| La pipe de Maigret |
June 1945 |
Maigret's Pipe |
| Le témoinage de l'enfant de choeur |
1946 |
Elusive Witness
According to the Altar BoyAn altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian religious service. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on....
Crime in the Rue Sainte-Catherine
The Evidence of the Altar-Boy |
| Le client le plus obstiné du monde |
May 1946 |
The Most Obstinate Man in Paris
The Most Obstinate Customer in the World
The Most Obstinate Man in the World |
| Maigret et l'inspecteur malgracieux |
May 1946 |
Maigret and the Surly Inspector |
| On ne tue pas les pauvres types |
August 1946 |
Death of a Nobody |
| Sous peine de mort |
November 1946 |
Inspector Maigret's War of Nerves
Death Penalty |
| Un Noël de Maigret |
May 1950 |
Maigret's ChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
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