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Georges Simenon

(Georges Joseph Christian Simenon)
Belgium   (1903 - 1989)
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About Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium. At sixteen he began work as a journalist on the Gazette de Liège. He moved to Paris in 1922 and became a prolific writer of popular fiction, working under a number of pseudonyms. In 1931 he published the first of the novels featuring Maigret, his most famous and enduring creation.
 
Series
Inspector Maigret
The Crime of Inspector Maigret (1932)
     aka Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets
The Death of Monsieur Gallet (1932)
     aka Maigret Stonewalled
The Crossroads Murders (1933)
Inspector Maigret Investigates (omnibus) (1933)
Introducing Inspector Maigret (omnibus) (1933)
Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett (1933)
     aka The Strange Case of Peter the Lett
The Crime at Lock 14 (1934)
     aka Maigret Meets a Milord
The Shadow in the Courtyard (1934)
Triumph of Inspector Maigret (omnibus) (1934)
A Battle of Nerves (1939)
     aka Maigret's War of Nerves
A Face for a Clue (1939)
The Patience of Maigret (omnibus) (1939)
The Flemish Shop (1940)
The Guinguette by the Seine (1940)
Liberty Bar (1940)
The Madman of Bergerac (1940)
Maigret Abroad (omnibus) (1940)
Maigret At the Gai-Moulin (1940)
     aka At the Gai-Moulin
Maigret in Holland (1940)
     aka A Crime in Holland
Maigret Keeps a Rendezvous (omnibus) (1940)
Maigret to the Rescue (omnibus) (1940)
Maigret Travels South (omnibus) (1940)
The Sailor's Rendezvous (1940)
The Saint-Fiacre Affair (1940)
The Lock at Charenton (1941)
Maigret and Monsieur Labbe (1941)
Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master (1941)
Maigret Returns (1941)
Maigret Sits It Out (omnibus) (1941)
A Battle of Nerves / At the 'Gai Moulin' (omnibus) (1950)
Maigret on Holiday (omnibus) (1950)
A Summer Holiday (1950)
To Any Lengths (1950)
Maigret's Christmas (omnibus) (1951)
Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper (1954)
Maigret and the Mad Killers (1954)
Maigret in Montmartre (1954)
     aka Maigret and the Strangled Stripper
Maigret Right and Wrong: Maigret in Montmartre / Maigret's mistake (omnibus) (1954)
Maigret's Mistake (1954)
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (1955)
Maigret and the Dead Girl (1955)
Maigret and the Young Girl (1955)
Maigret in New York's underworld (1955)
Inspector Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (1956)
Maigret's Revolver (1956)
Maigret Goes to School (1957)
Maigret's Little Joke (1957)
     aka None of Maigret's Business
My Friend Maigret (1957)
     aka The Methods of Maigret
Madame Maigret's Own Case (1958)
     aka Madame Maigret's Friend
Maigret and the Old Lady (1958)
Maigret's First Case (1958)
Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses (1959)
Maigret Has Scruples (1959)
The Short Cases of Inspector Maigret (1959)
Maigret Takes a Room (1960)
Versus Inspector Maigret (omnibus) (1960)
Maigret Afraid (1961)
Maigret in Court (1961)
Maigret in Society (1962)
A Maigret Omnibus (omnibus) (1962)
Maigret's Failure (1962)
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (1963)
Maigret at the Crossroads (1963)
Maigret's Memoirs (1963)
Five Times Maigret (1964)
Maigret and the Saturday Caller (1964)
Maigret Mystified (1964)
Maigret's Special Murder (1964)
The Second Maigret Omnibus (omnibus) (1964)
Maigret Loses His Temper (1965)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1965)
Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (1966)
Maigret on the Defensive (1966)
Maigret and the Headless Corpse (1967)
Maigret and the Nahour Case (1967)
Maigret Goes Home (1967)
Maigret's Pickpocket (1967)
Maigret Has Doubts (1968)
Maigret Hesitates (1968)
Maigret in Vichy (1968)
     aka Maigret Takes the Waters
Maigret's Boyhood Friend (1968)
Maigret and the Calame Report (1969)
     aka Maigret and the Minister
Maigret and the Killer (1969)
Maigret Triumphant (1969)
Maigret and the Madwoman (1970)
Maigret and the Wine Merchant (1970)
Maigret and the Flea (1971)
     aka Maigret and the Informer
Maigret and the Loner (1971)
Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)
A Maigret Quartet (omnibus) (1972)
Maigret and the Bum (1973)
     aka Maigret and the Dosser
A Maigret Trio: Maigret's failure / Maigret in Society / Maigret and the lazy burglar (omnibus) (1973)
Maigret and the Gangsters (1974)
Maigret and the Millionaires (1974)
Maigret and the Man on the Bench (1975)
     aka Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard
Maigret and the Apparition (1976)
     aka Maigret and the Ghost
Maigret and the Black Sheep (1976)
Maigret and the Spinster (1977)
Maigret's Pipe (1977)
Maigret Among the Rich (1978)
Maigret and the Toy Village (1978)
Maigret in Exile (1978)
Maigret in Retirement (1978)
Maigret in New York (1979)
Maigret's Rival (1979)
Maigret and the Coroner (1980)
Maigret at the Coroner's (1980)
Maigret and the Pickpocket (1985)
Maigret Bides His Time (1985)
Four On Maigret: Mr. Monday / Maigret's Pipe / Maigret's Mistake / The Drowned Men's Inn (omnibus) (1986)
The Yellow Dog (1987)
Maigret on the Riviera (1988)
Maigret and the Fortune Teller (1989)
Maigret and the Flemish Shop (1990)
Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine (1990)
Inspector Maigret's Case Files Murder: Murder a LA Carte (omnibus) (1992)
Maigret on Home Ground (1992)
Maigret (1998)
The Bar on the Seine (2003)
The Friend of Madame Maigret (2003)
The Hotel Majestic (2003)
Inspector Cadaver (2003)
The Maigret Collection: Radio Dramatization (2003)
Maigret and the Idle Burglar (2004)
The Crime of Inspector MaigretIntroducing Inspector MaigretMaigret and the Enigmatic LettThe Crime at Lock 14
A Battle of NervesThe Patience of MaigretLiberty BarThe Madman of Bergerac
Maigret AbroadMaigret At the Gai-MoulinMaigret in HollandMaigret Keeps a Rendezvous
Maigret to the RescueMaigret Travels SouthThe Sailor's RendezvousThe Saint-Fiacre Affair
Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-MasterMaigret Sits It OutMaigret on HolidayMaigret's Christmas
Inspector Maigret and the Strangled StripperMaigret and the Mad KillersMaigret in MontmartreMaigret and the Burglar's Wife
Maigret in New York's underworldInspector Maigret and the Burglar's WifeMaigret's RevolverMaigret Goes to School
Maigret's Little JokeMy Friend MaigretMadame Maigret's Own CaseMaigret and the Old Lady
Maigret and the Reluctant WitnessesMaigret Has ScruplesThe Short Cases of Inspector MaigretVersus Inspector Maigret
Maigret AfraidMaigret in CourtMaigret in SocietyA Maigret Omnibus
Maigret's FailureMaigret and the Lazy BurglarMaigret at the CrossroadsMaigret's Memoirs
Maigret and the Saturday CallerMaigret MystifiedMaigret's Special MurderThe Second Maigret Omnibus
Maigret Loses His TemperMaigret Sets a TrapMaigret and the Hotel MajesticMaigret on the Defensive
Maigret and the Headless CorpseMaigret and the Nahour CaseMaigret Goes HomeMaigret's Pickpocket
Maigret Has DoubtsMaigret HesitatesMaigret in VichyMaigret's Boyhood Friend
Maigret and the Calame ReportMaigret and the KillerMaigret and the MadwomanMaigret and the Wine Merchant
Maigret and the FleaMaigret and the LonerMaigret and the BumA Maigret Trio: Maigret's failure / Maigret in Society / Maigret and the lazy burglar
Maigret and the GangstersMaigret and the MillionairesMaigret and the Man on the BenchMaigret and the Apparition
Maigret and the Black SheepMaigret and the SpinsterMaigret's PipeMaigret and the Toy Village
Maigret in ExileMaigret's RivalMaigret at the Coroner'sMaigret and the Pickpocket
Maigret Bides His TimeThe Yellow DogMaigret on the RivieraMaigret and the Tavern by the Seine
Inspector Maigret's Case Files Murder: Murder a LA CarteThe Bar on the SeineThe Friend of Madame MaigretThe Hotel Majestic
Inspector CadaverMaigret and the Idle Burglar
 
Novels
A Man's Head (1931)
Uncle Charles (1942)
The Breton Sisters (1943)
Black Rain (1946)
Blind Path (1946)
     aka Blind Alley
Banana Tourist (1946)
Magnet of Doom (1948)
Chit of a Girl (1949)
The Survivors (1949)
Poisoned relations (1950)
Strange Inheritance (1950)
The Strangers in the House (1951)
Act of Passion (1952)
Escape in vain (1952)
In Two Latitudes (1952)
Lost Moorings (1952)
On the Danger Line (1952)
The Trial of Bebe Donge (1952)
The Burgomaster of Furnes (1952)
A Crime in Holland / A Face for a Clue (1952)
Havoc By Accident (1952)
The Stain on the Snow (1953)
Aunt Jeanne (1953)
The Man Who Watched the Trains Go by (1953)
Across the Street (1954)
The Bottom of the Bottle (1954)
The Brothers Rico (1954)
Ticket of Leave (1954)
Belle (1954)
Chez Krull (1955)
The Fugitive (1955)
     aka Account Unsettled
A Sense of Guilt (1955)
Red Lights (1955)
     aka The Hitchhiker
The Burial of M. Bouvet (1955)
The Stowaway (1957)
The Little Man from Archangel (1957)
The Heart of a Man (1958)
Inquest on Bouvet (1958)
The Murderer (1958)
The Witness (1958)
The Son (1958)
The Woman of the Grey House (1958)
The Negro (1959)
Striptease (1959)
Young Cardinaud (1959)
Sunday (1960)
The Hatter's Ghost (1960)
     aka The Hatter's Phantoms
The Premier (1961)
The Widower (1961)
Pedigree (1962)
Fate of the Malous (1962)
The Iron Stair Case (1963)
New Lease of Life (1963)
The Patient (1963)
The Accomplices (1964)
The Bells Of Bicetre (1964)
Three Beds in Manhattan (1964)
The Train (1964)
The Door (1964)
The Blue Room (1965)
Man With the Little Dog (1965)
The Little Saint (1966)
The Mouse (1966)
The Confessional (1967)
Old Man Dies (1967)
Monsieur Monde Vanishes (1967)
The Witnesses (1968)
The Neighbours (1968)
Big Bob (1969)
The Prison (1969)
The Man on the Bench in the Barn (1970)
November (1970)
The Rich Man (1971)
Teddy Bear (1971)
The Cat (1972)
The Disappearance of Odile (1972)
Window Over the Way (1972)
The Glass Cage (1973)
The Innocents (1973)
The Magician (1974)
The Venice Train (1974)
Betty (1975)
The House on Quai Notre Dame (1975)
The Others (1975)
Watchmaker of Everton (1975)
Girl in His Past (1976)
The Clockmaker (1977)
Four Days in a Lifetime (1977)
The Family Lie (1978)
The Girl with a Squint (1978)
The Little Doctor (1978)
The Nightclub (1979)
Aboard the Aquitaine (1979)
The Country Doctor (1980)
     aka The Delivery
The Grandmother (1980)
The White Horse Inn (1980)
The Lodger (1983)
The Long Exile (1983)
Intimate Memoirs (1984)
The Reckoning (1984)
The Couple from Poitiers (1985)
Justice (1985)
In Case of Emergency (1986)
The Outlaw (1986)
Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself in (1987)
The Rules of the Game (1988)
Donadieu's Will (1991)
Suspect (1991)
The Truth about Bebe Donge (1992)
Death of a Nobody (1995)
The 13 Culprits (2002)
Dirty Snow (2003)
A Man's HeadUncle CharlesBlack RainMagnet of Doom
Chit of a GirlThe SurvivorsPoisoned relationsThe Strangers in the House
Act of PassionEscape in vainLost MooringsOn the Danger Line
The Trial of Bebe DongeA Crime in Holland / A Face for a ClueHavoc By AccidentThe Stain on the Snow
Aunt JeanneThe Man Who Watched the Trains Go byAcross the StreetThe Bottom of the Bottle
The Brothers RicoTicket of LeaveChez KrullA Sense of Guilt
Red LightsThe StowawayThe Little Man from ArchangelThe Heart of a Man
Inquest on BouvetThe MurdererThe WitnessThe Son
The Woman of the Grey HouseStripteaseYoung CardinaudSunday
The PremierThe WidowerPedigreeFate of the Malous
The Iron Stair CaseNew Lease of LifeThe PatientThe Accomplices
The Bells Of BicetreThree Beds in ManhattanThe DoorThe Blue Room
Man With the Little DogThe Little SaintThe MouseOld Man Dies
Monsieur Monde VanishesBig BobThe PrisonThe Rich Man
The CatThe Disappearance of OdileWindow Over the WayThe Glass Cage
The InnocentsThe MagicianThe Venice TrainBetty
The House on Quai Notre DameThe OthersWatchmaker of EvertonGirl in His Past
The ClockmakerFour Days in a LifetimeThe Family LieThe Little Doctor
The GrandmotherThe Long ExileIntimate MemoirsThe Reckoning
The Couple from PoitiersIn Case of EmergencyThe OutlawThe Rules of the Game
SuspectThe Truth about Bebe DongeThe 13 CulpritsDirty Snow
 
Omnibus
Violent Ends: Belle / The Brothers RicoThe Judge and the Hatter: The Witnesses / The Hatter's GhostsThe Sacrifice: Mr. Hire's Engagement / Young CardinaudSimenon Omnibus
 
Collections
Simenon's Paris
 
Non fiction
When I Was Old
 
Books about Georges Simenon
The Mystery of Georges Simenon: A BiographyNaked Man: Mystery of Georges SimenonThe Man Who Wasn't Maigret: Portrait of Georges SimenonSimenon: A Biography
Georges Simenon
 
Georges Simenon recommends
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac (1984)
John Wainwright
"An unforgettable novel."



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