Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (also translated as Maigret and the Idle Burglar; French: Maigret et le Voleur paresseux) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.

The book has been translated three times into English: in 1963 by Daphne Woodward as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, in 2003 as Maigret and the Idle Burglar,[1] and in 2018 by Howard Curtis as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar.

[2] The 81st episode of the French television series "Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret", directed by Jean-Marie Coldefy with Jean Richard in the lead role, is based on the novel.

The book is translated into the Georgian language as მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი, by Nani Madzaghua.

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