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  1. It was also the inspiration behind a British crime drama series called, ‘Maigret’ in 1991 which received both critical and audience acclaim. George Simenon is one of the greatest writers of the modern times and he will forever live on in the form of his books and characters.

  2. Maigret at the Crossroads (French: La Nuit du carrefour) is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Inspector Maigret in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction.

    • Georges Simenon, Robert Baldick
    • 1931
    • Pietr the Latvian. In Simenon’s first novel featuring Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he follows a trail of bodies and traces the true identity of the elusive international criminal, Pietr the Latvian.
    • The Late Monsieur Gallet. Investigating the circumstances around the death of a certain Monsieur Gallet, Maigret finds that much of the man’s life was a lie: the name he travelled under and even his stated profession.
    • The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien. On a trip to Brussels, Maigret unwittingly causes a man’s suicide, but his own remorse is overshadowed by the discovery of the sordid events that drove the desperate man to shoot himself.
    • The Carter of La Providence. Maigret is standing in the pouring rain by a canal. A well-dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been found strangled in a stable nearby.
  3. Series list: An Inspector Maigret Mystery (79 Books) by Georges Simenon. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating.

    • Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett. 1931.
    • Maigret Meets a Milord. 1931.
    • The Late Monsieur Gallet. 1931.
    • The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien. 1931.
  4. Jan 3, 1984 · Chief Inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a Jewish diamond-merchant, the suspicious death of a businessman, and the killing of an unlucky commercial traveller. Genres MysteryFiction. 320 pages, Paperback. Published January 3, 1984.

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  6. Simenon is best known and remembered for a series of 75 novels and 28 short stories covering the adventures of police commissioner (Commissaire) Maigret. The first novel in the series appeared in 1931, while the last one hit the shelves in 1972.

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