Maigret Challenge

Happy Monday!

I have decided on another reading challenge. Yes, I know another one. I currently have the Agatha Christie and the Shakespeare challenges ongoing but I thought I would add the Maigret books by Georges Simenon in as well. There are a few reasons for this, firstly, I am collecting the rather lovely Penguin editions of the Maigret books, my husband is collecting the Folio Society editions. Secondly, I can easily read them in one sitting, so they don’t take a great deal of time to read and they do make me laugh. I find they are a rather useful distraction when the husband is watching the Grand Prix.

In total there are 75 books in the Penguin series and I have been reading them in the order Penguin gives. I have read three out of order because I read the Folio editions and those were the ones which got me hooked.

Anyway, here is the list. The ones ticked off are also linked to the reviews

1. Pietr the Latvian
2. The Late Monsieur Gallet
3. The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien
4. The Carter of La Providence
5. The Yellow Dog
6. Night at the Crossroads
7. A Crime in Holland
8. The Grand Banks Cafe
9. A Man’s Head
10. The Dancer at Gai-Moulin
11. The Two-Penny Bar
12. The Shadow Puppet
13. The Saint-Fiacre Affair
14. The Flemish House
15. The Madman of Bergerac
16. The Misty Harbour
17. Liberty Bar
18. Lock No.1
19. Maigret
20. Cecile is Dead
21. The Cellars of the Majestic
22. The Judge’s House
23. Signed, Picpus
24. Inspector Cadaver
25. Felicie
26. Maigret gets Angry
27. Maigret in New York
28. Maigret’s Holiday
29. Maigret’s Dead Man
30. Maigret’s First Case
31. My Friend Maigret
32. Maigret at the Coroner’s
33. Maigret and the Old Lady
34. Madame Maigret’s Friend
35. Maigret’s Memoirs
36. Maigret’s at Picratt’s
37. Maigret Takes a Room
38. Maigret and the Tall Woman
39. Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
40. Maigret’s Revolver
41. Maigret and the Man on the Bench
42. Maigret is Afraid
43. Maigret’s Mistake
44. Maigret Goes to School
45. Maigret and the Dead Girl
46. Maigret and the Minister/ Maigret and the Calame Report
47. Maigret and the Headless Corpse
48. Maigret Sets a Trap
49. Maigret’s Failure
50. Maigret Enjoys Himself
51. Maigret Travels
52. Maigret’s Doubts
53. Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
54. Maigret’s Secret
55. Maigret in Court
56. Maigret and the Old People
57. Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
58. Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
59. Maigret and the Saturday Caller
60. Maigret and the Tramp
61. Maigret’s Anger
62. Maigret and the Ghost
63. Maigret Defends Himself
64. Maigret’s Patience
65. Maigret and the Nahour Case
66. Maigret’s Pickpocket
67. Maigret Hesitates
68. Maigret in Vichy
69. Maigret’s Childhood Friend
70. Maigret and the Killer
71. Maigret and the Wine Merchant
72. Maigret’s Madwoman
73. Maigret and the Loner
74. Maigret and the Informer
75. Maigret and Monsieur Charles

Please drop me a message if you have read any of the Maigret books.

Happy Reading

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