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Maigret on the Defensive

Maigret on the Defensive

Georges Simenon

First published 1964

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Maigret on the Defensive is a 1964 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. The novel was first published in English in 1966 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., translated by Alastair Hamilton. In 2019, this novel was reissued in English by Penguin under the title Maigret Defends Himself (ISBN 9780241304068), newly translated by Howard Curtis.

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  1. Maigret at the Crossroads
    Maigret at the Crossroads1931 · 9 ratingsStart here
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  2. The Sailors' Rendezvous
    The Sailors' Rendezvous1931 · 5 ratings
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  3. Maigret at the Gai-Moulin
    Maigret at the Gai-Moulin1931
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  4. The Late Monsieur Gallet
    The Late Monsieur Gallet1931 · 6 ratings
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  5. A Battle of Nerves
    A Battle of Nerves1931 · 1 rating
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  6. The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien
    The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien1931 · 5 ratings
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  7. The Strange Case of Peter the Lett
    The Strange Case of Peter the Lett1931
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  8. Guinguette by the Seine
    Guinguette by the Seine1931
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  9. Maigret in Holland
    Maigret in Holland1931
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  10. The Port of Shadows
    The Port of Shadows1932
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  11. The Madman of Bergerac
    The Madman of Bergerac1932 · 5 ratings
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  12. Maigret Goes Home
    Maigret Goes Home1932
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  13. The Flemish House
    The Flemish House1932
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  14. The Shadow in the Courtyard
    The Shadow in the Courtyard1932
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  15. Maigret on the Riviera
    Maigret on the Riviera1932
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  16. Lock No. 1
    Lock No. 11933 · 1 rating
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  17. Maigret
    Maigret1934 · 5 ratings
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  18. Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
    Maigret and the Hotel Majestic1942 · 1 rating
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  19. Cécile est morte
    Cécile est morte1942
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  20. Maigret in Exile
    Maigret in Exile1942
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  21. Maigret and the Toy Village
    Maigret and the Toy Village1944
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  22. Maigret's Rival
    Maigret's Rival1944
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  23. Maigret and the Fortuneteller
    Maigret and the Fortuneteller1944
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  24. Maigret in Retirement
    Maigret in Retirement1947
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  25. Maigret in New York
    Maigret in New York1947 · 2 ratings
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  26. Maigret on Holiday
    Maigret on Holiday1948
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  27. Maigret's Dead Man
    Maigret's Dead Man1948
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  28. Maigret's First Case
    Maigret's First Case1949
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  29. My Friend Maigret
    My Friend Maigret1949 · 2 ratings
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  30. Maigret chez le coroner
    Maigret chez le coroner1949
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  31. Maigret and the Old Lady
    Maigret and the Old Lady1950
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  32. The Friend of Madame Maigret
    The Friend of Madame Maigret1950 · 2 ratings
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  33. Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
    Maigret and the Burglar's Wife1951
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  34. Maigret as furnished Mr.
    Maigret as furnished Mr.1951
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  35. Maigret's memoirs
    Maigret's memoirs1951
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  36. Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper
    Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper1951
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  37. Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
    Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters1952
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  38. Maigret's Revolver
    Maigret's Revolver1952
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  39. Maigret Afraid
    Maigret Afraid1953
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  40. Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard
    Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard1953
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  41. Maigret's Mistake
    Maigret's Mistake1953 · 1 rating
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  42. Maigret and the Dead Girl
    Maigret and the Dead Girl1954 · 1 rating
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  43. Maigret Goes to School
    Maigret Goes to School1954 · 2 ratings
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  44. Maigret Sets a Trap
    Maigret Sets a Trap1955 · 5 ratings
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  45. Maigret and the Calame Report
    Maigret and the Calame Report1955
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  46. Maigret and the Headless Corpse
    Maigret and the Headless Corpse1955 · 3 ratings
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  47. Maigret's Failure
    Maigret's Failure1956
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  48. Maigret's Little Joke
    Maigret's Little Joke1957 · 1 rating
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  49. Maigret and the Millionaires
    Maigret and the Millionaires1957 · 1 rating
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  50. Maigret Has Scruples
    Maigret Has Scruples1958 · 1 rating
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  51. Maigret Has Doubts
    Maigret Has Doubts1959 · 1 rating
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  52. Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
    Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses1959 · 1 rating
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  53. Maigret in Court
    Maigret in Court1960 · 1 rating
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  54. Maigret in Society
    Maigret in Society1960
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  55. Maigret and the Idle Burglar
    Maigret and the Idle Burglar1961 · 2 ratings
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  56. Maigret and the Saturday Caller
    Maigret and the Saturday Caller1962
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  57. Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse
    Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse1962 · 1 rating
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  58. Maigret and the Dosser
    Maigret and the Dosser1963
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  59. Maigret Loses His Temper
    Maigret Loses His Temper1963
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  60. Maigret and the Apparition
    Maigret and the Apparition1964 · 3 ratings
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  61. Maigret on the Defensive
    Maigret on the Defensive1964 · 2 ratingsThis book
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  62. The Patience of Maigret
    The Patience of Maigret1965 · 1 rating
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  63. Maigret and the Nahour Case
    Maigret and the Nahour Case1966 · 3 ratings
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  64. Maigret and the Pickpocket
    Maigret and the Pickpocket1967
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  65. Maigret Hesitates
    Maigret Hesitates1968 · 5 ratings
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  66. Maigret Takes the Waters
    Maigret Takes the Waters1968
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  67. Maigret's Boyhood Friend
    Maigret's Boyhood Friend1968 · 2 ratings
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  68. Maigret and the Killer
    Maigret and the Killer1969 · 2 ratings
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  69. Maigret and the Wine Merchant
    Maigret and the Wine Merchant1970 · 4 ratings
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  70. Maigret and the Mad Woman
    Maigret and the Mad Woman1970
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  71. Maigret and the Loner
    Maigret and the Loner1971 · 1 rating
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  72. Maigret and the Flea
    Maigret and the Flea1971
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  73. Maigret and Monsieur Charles
    Maigret and Monsieur Charles1972 · 2 ratings
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