INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
clues pointing to the perpetrator and loses his temper when his own reputation is threatened by the case
novels and numerous short works
He is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a
Belgian citizen throughout his life.His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous
articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms
Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories
featuring Commissaire Maigret
Two television series based upon them have been made in Great Britain.Photo: A combination photo shows Georges Simenon and the front cover
