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Georges Simenon

Maigret collection is a series of 73 books by Georges Simenon: 6,884 pages in the 38 with a known length, about 126 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

73
books
6,884
pages in 38 of them
126 hours
to read those 38
253 days
at 30 minutes a day
A Battle of Nerves 1931 3.1 h
Guinguette by the Seine 1931 length not known
Maigret at the Crossroads 1931 3.4 h
Maigret at the Gai-Moulin 1931 length not known
Maigret in Holland 1931 length not known
The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien 1931 3.3 h
The Late Monsieur Gallet 1931 length not known
The Sailors' Rendezvous 1931 3.2 h The Strange Case of Peter the Lett 1931 3.4 h Maigret Goes Home 1932 2.8 h Maigret on the Riviera 1932 2.9 h The Flemish House 1932 3.1 h
The Madman of Bergerac 1932 length not known
The Port of Shadows 1932 4.1 h
The Shadow in the Courtyard 1932 length not known
The Lock at Charenton 1933 3.2 h
Maigret 1934 length not known
Cécile est morte 1942 length not known
Maigret and the Hotel Majestic 1942 3.2 h
Maigret in Exile 1942 length not known
Maigret and the Fortuneteller 1944 length not known
Maigret and the Toy Village 1944 length not known
Maigret's Rival 1944 3.3 h Maigret in New York 1947 3.5 h
Maigret in Retirement 1947 length not known
Maigret on Holiday 1948 length not known
Maigret's Dead Man 1948 3.5 h Maigret chez le coroner 1949 3.5 h Maigret's First Case 1949 3.5 h My Friend Maigret 1949 3.5 h Maigret and the Old Lady 1950 3.5 h The Friend of Madame Maigret 1950 3.4 h
Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper 1951 length not known
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife 1951 3.2 h
Maigret as furnished Mr. 1951 length not known
Maigret's memoirs 1951 length not known
Maigret's Revolver 1952 3.5 h
Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters 1952 length not known
Maigret Afraid 1953 length not known
Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard 1953 length not known
Maigret's Mistake 1953 3.5 h Maigret Goes to School 1954 3.5 h
Maigret and the Dead Girl 1954 length not known
Maigret Sets a Trap 1955 length not known
Maigret and the Calame Report 1955 length not known
Maigret and the Headless Corpse 1955 3.5 h
Maigret's Failure 1956 length not known
Maigret and the Millionaires 1957 3.4 h
Maigret's Little Joke 1957 length not known
Maigret Has Scruples 1958 length not known
Maigret Has Doubts 1959 length not known
Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses 1959 length not known
Maigret in Court 1960 3.3 h
Maigret in Society 1960 length not known
Maigret and the Idle Burglar 1961 length not known
Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse 1962 length not known
Maigret and the Saturday Caller 1962 length not known
Maigret Loses His Temper 1963 2.9 h Maigret and the Dosser 1963 2.8 h Maigret and the Apparition 1964 2.9 h
Maigret on the Defensive 1964 length not known
The Patience of Maigret 1965 3.4 h Maigret and the Nahour Case 1966 3.4 h Maigret and the Pickpocket 1967 3.4 h
Maigret Hesitates 1968 length not known
Maigret Takes the Waters 1968 length not known
Maigret's Boyhood Friend 1968 3.5 h Maigret and the Killer 1969 3.5 h Maigret and the Mad Woman 1970 3.4 h Maigret and the Wine Merchant 1970 3.4 h Maigret and the Flea 1971 3.2 h
Maigret and the Loner 1971 length not known
Maigret and Monsieur Charles 1972 3.4 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. A Battle of Nerves 1931 3.1 h

    Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder.

  2. Guinguette by the Seine 1931 length not known

  3. Maigret at the Crossroads 1931 3.4 h

    A classic among Simenons, this is the story of Maigret's night vigil at the Three Widows' Crossroads, where the body of a Jewish diamond-merchant had been found.

  4. Maigret at the Gai-Moulin 1931 length not known

  5. Maigret in Holland 1931 length not known

  6. The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien 1931 3.3 h

    First published as Le Pendu de St Pholien, this early Simenon records how Maigret unwittingly drove a little man to suicide.

  7. The Late Monsieur Gallet 1931 length not known

  8. The Sailors' Rendezvous 1931 3.2 h

  9. The Strange Case of Peter the Lett 1931 3.4 h

    Pietr the Lett had for years been clocked across the European frontiers by Interpol.

  10. Maigret Goes Home 1932 2.8 h

    Maigret's past comes to life in this evocative novel, set in the Inspector's home town.

  11. Maigret on the Riviera 1932 2.9 h

    In his suit and bowler hat Superintendent Maigret feels out of place among the palm trees, the bright colors, the half-clad, bronzed vacationers on the Côte d'Azur.

  12. The Flemish House 1932 3.1 h

    She wasn't an ordinary supplicant.

  13. The Madman of Bergerac 1932 length not known

  14. The Port of Shadows 1932 4.1 h

  15. The Shadow in the Courtyard 1932 length not known

  16. The Lock at Charenton 1933 3.2 h

  17. Maigret 1934 length not known

  18. Cécile est morte 1942 length not known

  19. Maigret and the Hotel Majestic 1942 3.2 h

  20. Maigret in Exile 1942 length not known

  21. Maigret and the Fortuneteller 1944 length not known

  22. Maigret and the Toy Village 1944 length not known

  23. Maigret's Rival 1944 3.3 h

    M travels to the tiny town of Saint-Aubin-les-Marais, near Niort, in the Vendée, at the request of the Examining Magistrate Victor Bréjon.

  24. Maigret in New York 1947 3.5 h

  25. Maigret in Retirement 1947 length not known

  26. Maigret on Holiday 1948 length not known

  27. Maigret's Dead Man 1948 3.5 h

    Maigret plunges into the murky Parisian underworld in book twenty-nine of the new Penguin Maigret series.

  28. Maigret chez le coroner 1949 3.5 h

    Chief Superintendent Margret finds himself, to his own surprise, attending an inquest in Tucson.

  29. Maigret's First Case 1949 3.5 h

  30. My Friend Maigret 1949 3.5 h

    When a small time crook—a drunk, thug, pimp, and thief—is murdered on a small Mediterranean island just after he was heard boasting loudly about his policeman "friend" Maigret…

  31. Maigret and the Old Lady 1950 3.5 h

    When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics.

  32. The Friend of Madame Maigret 1950 3.4 h

    Madame Maigret takes the lead in a disturbing investigation in this new translation, book thirty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series.

  33. Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper 1951 length not known

  34. Maigret and the Burglar's Wife 1951 3.2 h

    The police knew him as "Sad Freddie."

  35. Maigret as furnished Mr. 1951 length not known

  36. Maigret's memoirs 1951 length not known

  37. Maigret's Revolver 1952 3.5 h

    Madame Maigret telephones to alert her husband that a frightened young man has called at their home and will wait there to see Maigret at his midday meal.

  38. Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters 1952 length not known

  39. Maigret Afraid 1953 length not known

  40. Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard 1953 length not known

  41. Maigret's Mistake 1953 3.5 h

    Lulu und Louise - zwei Namen, zwei Lebensentwürfe, eine Person.

  42. Maigret Goes to School 1954 3.5 h

    Almost anyone could have shot the ex-postmistress of Saint-André-sur-Mer.

  43. Maigret and the Dead Girl 1954 length not known

  44. Maigret Sets a Trap 1955 length not known

  45. Maigret and the Calame Report 1955 length not known

  46. Maigret and the Headless Corpse 1955 3.5 h

  47. Maigret's Failure 1956 length not known

  48. Maigret and the Millionaires 1957 3.4 h

    Fälle, in die hochgestellte Persönlichkeiten verwickelt sind, die man mit Samthandschuhen anfassen muss, sind Kommissar Maigret zutiefst zuwider.

  49. Maigret's Little Joke 1957 length not known

  50. Maigret Has Scruples 1958 length not known

  51. Maigret Has Doubts 1959 length not known

  52. Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses 1959 length not known

  53. Maigret in Court 1960 3.3 h

    M is in the Assize Court, waiting to testify in the trial of Gaston Meurant, picture framer, accused of killing his aunt, Léontine Faverges, for her money, and a 4-year-old girl…

  54. Maigret in Society 1960 length not known

  55. Maigret and the Idle Burglar 1961 length not known

  56. Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse 1962 length not known

  57. Maigret and the Saturday Caller 1962 length not known

  58. Maigret Loses His Temper 1963 2.9 h

    Am Pigalle geht es manchmal hoch her, und die Restaurant- und Barbesitzer sind harte Hunde, wenn es ihre Marktanteile zu verteidigen gilt.

  59. Maigret and the Dosser 1963 2.8 h

    A vagrant living under a bridge is assaulted at night, knocked hard enough to fracture his skull, and thrown into the River Seine.

  60. Maigret and the Apparition 1964 2.9 h

    De moord op een van zijn rechercheurs vormt voor Maigret een moeilijke en geheimzinnige zaak.

  61. Maigret on the Defensive 1964 length not known

  62. The Patience of Maigret 1965 3.4 h

    For over two decades Superintendent Maigret has been stumped in his efforts to identify the operators of a gang conducting daring daylight smash-and-run jewelry store robberies.

  63. Maigret and the Nahour Case 1966 3.4 h

  64. Maigret and the Pickpocket 1967 3.4 h

    Gelegenheit macht Diebe, heißt es.

  65. Maigret Hesitates 1968 length not known

  66. Maigret Takes the Waters 1968 length not known

  67. Maigret's Boyhood Friend 1968 3.5 h

    De moord op een jonge vrouw confronteert commissaris Maigret met een vroegere klasgenoot.

  68. Maigret and the Killer 1969 3.5 h

    Ein junger Mann geht durch die Straßen, nimmt mit dem Kassettenrecorder Stimmen auf und wird dann ermordet.

  69. Maigret and the Mad Woman 1970 3.4 h

    This is a very special case in Maigret's experience, in which he invests his heart as much as his ingenuity.

  70. Maigret and the Wine Merchant 1970 3.4 h

    French chief inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a wealthy wine merchant outside of a house of ill repute.

  71. Maigret and the Flea 1971 3.2 h

    Monsieur Maurice, onetime gangster and now well-respected owner of the celebrated Sardine Restaurant, is found shot dead on a quiet Montmartre street.

  72. Maigret and the Loner 1971 length not known

  73. Maigret and Monsieur Charles 1972 3.4 h

How much is left

After A Battle of Nerves about 123 hours left, not counting 35 books of unknown length
After Guinguette by the Seine about 123 hours left, not counting 34 books of unknown length
After Maigret at the Crossroads about 120 hours left, not counting 34 books of unknown length
After Maigret at the Gai-Moulin about 120 hours left, not counting 33 books of unknown length
After Maigret in Holland about 120 hours left, not counting 32 books of unknown length
After The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien about 116 hours left, not counting 32 books of unknown length
After The Late Monsieur Gallet about 116 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After The Sailors' Rendezvous about 113 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After The Strange Case of Peter the Lett about 110 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After Maigret Goes Home about 107 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After Maigret on the Riviera about 104 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After The Flemish House about 101 hours left, not counting 31 books of unknown length
After The Madman of Bergerac about 101 hours left, not counting 30 books of unknown length
After The Port of Shadows about 97 hours left, not counting 30 books of unknown length
After The Shadow in the Courtyard about 97 hours left, not counting 29 books of unknown length
After The Lock at Charenton about 94 hours left, not counting 29 books of unknown length
After Maigret about 94 hours left, not counting 28 books of unknown length
After Cécile est morte about 94 hours left, not counting 27 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Hotel Majestic about 91 hours left, not counting 27 books of unknown length
After Maigret in Exile about 91 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Fortuneteller about 91 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Toy Village about 91 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Maigret's Rival about 87 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Maigret in New York about 84 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length
After Maigret in Retirement about 84 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length
After Maigret on Holiday about 84 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Maigret's Dead Man about 80 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Maigret chez le coroner about 77 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Maigret's First Case about 73 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After My Friend Maigret about 70 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Old Lady about 66 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After The Friend of Madame Maigret about 63 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length
After Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper about 63 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Burglar's Wife about 60 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length
After Maigret as furnished Mr. about 60 hours left, not counting 20 books of unknown length
After Maigret's memoirs about 60 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After Maigret's Revolver about 56 hours left, not counting 19 books of unknown length
After Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters about 56 hours left, not counting 18 books of unknown length
After Maigret Afraid about 56 hours left, not counting 17 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard about 56 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After Maigret's Mistake about 53 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After Maigret Goes to School about 49 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Dead Girl about 49 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After Maigret Sets a Trap about 49 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Calame Report about 49 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Headless Corpse about 46 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Maigret's Failure about 46 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Millionaires about 43 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Maigret's Little Joke about 43 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Maigret Has Scruples about 43 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After Maigret Has Doubts about 43 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses about 43 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After Maigret in Court about 39 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After Maigret in Society about 39 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Idle Burglar about 39 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse about 39 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Saturday Caller about 39 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Maigret Loses His Temper about 36 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Dosser about 34 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Apparition about 31 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Maigret on the Defensive about 31 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Patience of Maigret about 27 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Nahour Case about 24 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Maigret and the Pickpocket about 20 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Maigret Hesitates about 20 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Maigret Takes the Waters about 20 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Maigret's Boyhood Friend about 17 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Maigret and the Killer about 13 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Maigret and the Mad Woman about 10 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Maigret and the Wine Merchant about 7 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Maigret and the Flea about 3 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Maigret and the Loner about 3 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 126 hours 12 minutes

38 of 73 books, 6,884 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

253 days (about 37 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.