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Jules Maigret

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Jules Maigret, fictional character, an unassuming, compassionate, and streetwise Parisian police commissioner who is the protagonist of more than 80 novels by Georges Simenon. Simenon’s books featuring Inspector Maigret include Pietr-le-Letton (1931; The Case of Peter the Lett), Le Chien jaune (1931; “The Yellow Dog,” Eng. trans. A Face for a Clue), Le Fou de Bergerac (1932; The Madman of Bergerac), Un Noël de Maigret (1951; Maigret’s Christmas), Maigret aux assises (1960; Maigret in Court), and Maigret et Monsieur Charles (1972).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.