Georges Simenon

A new translation of this gripping novel which sees the inspector brought out of his peaceful retirement....

The dismembered body of a man is found in a canal, and only Maigret can uncover the killer....

Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just 10 days after cracking another case there. This time it is the murder of a criminal Maigret has known for over 20 years and one he always suspected was behind a string of jewellery robberies in the city....

Maigret would have found it difficult to formulate an opinion of him. Intelligent, yes, certainly, and highly so, as far as one could tell from what lay beneath some of his utterances....

Maigret dismantles an intricate network of lies stretching from Paris to Nice. Mechanically, he had put his pince-nez down on the blotter and looked at it there with his large, short-sighted eyes....

When Inspector Maigret's wife falls ill on their seaside holiday, a visit to the hospital leads him on an unexpected quest to find justice for a young girl....

Maigret is cajoled out of retirement by a case involving an old classmate in book 26 of the new Penguin Maigret series....

Maigret sets the record straight and tells the story of his own life, giving a rare glimpse into the mind of the great inspector....

A retired manufacturer has been shot dead by his own pistol, last seen alive by his son-in-law. In this seemingly motiveless murder, Inspector Maigret must rely on his famous intuition to discover the truth....

The death of a homeless man in a condemned building in Les Halles leads Maigret on the trail of the vagrant's mysterious past and an event that happened years ago in the close-knit community of Montmartre....

That shoeless foot looked incongruous lying on the pavement next to another foot encased in a shoe made of black kid leather....

A young cabaret dancer in a black silk dress leads Maigret into a seamy world of nightclubs, drug addiction and exploitation on the streets of Montmartre....

When a wealthy wine merchant is shot in a Paris street, Maigret must investigate a long list of the ruthless businessman's enemies before he can get to the sad truth of the affair....

A series of anonymous letters leads Maigret into the wealthy household of an eminent lawyer and a curious game of cat and mouse with Paris high society....

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....

A sparkling new translation of this flashback to the start of Inspector Maigret's career, part of the new Penguin Maigret series....

During a bleak, unending winter, he embarks on a string of violent and sordid crimes that set him on a path from which he can never return....

In this first installment in Georges Simenon’s legendary Inspector Maigret series, M. Maigret hunts down an elusive and notorious confidence man, but finds that identifying him is a game of doubles, intrigue, and hidden crimes.

During a quiet spell in June, Maigret, is called to investigate the disappearance of a reputable businessman....

A new translation of Simenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust....