Pierre Lemaitre Books in Order
Pierre Lemaitre has written 14 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is Irene (2006) and the newest is The Silence and the Rage (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2006–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,343 in 9 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,343 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Pierre Lemaitre is a French novelist and screenwriter best known outside France for crime novels featuring Commandant Camille Verhœven. Alex, the first of his books translated into English, shared the CWA International Dagger for 2013; Camille and The Great Swindle took the same prize in 2015 and 2016. The Great Swindle, an epic of the First World War published in French as Au revoir là-haut, won the Prix Goncourt in November 2013. Lemaitre's 14 catalogued titles run from Irene (2006) to The Silence and the Rage (2025), with the Paris Between the Wars and Glorious Years sequences beside the Verhœven novels.
How many Pierre Lemaitre books are there?
Pierre Lemaitre has 14 books, released between 2006 and 2025. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Pierre Lemaitre Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Pierre Lemaitre books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120063981/4
- 220113681/4
- 32011–1/4
- 420122661/4
- 5Going to the Dogs2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 620154641/4
- 72015–1/4
- 8Blood Wedding2016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420163201/4
- 9Three Days and a Life2017 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/420171991/4
- 10Inhuman Resources2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420183841/4
- 1120204321/4
- 1220235121/4
- 132023–1/4
- 142025–1/4
Pierre Lemaitre books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Camille Verhœven in order
5 books- 1. Irene
- 2. Alex
- 3. Rosy & John
- 4. Camille / Sacrifices
- 5. Irène
Paris Between the Wars in order
3 booksGlorious Years in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Pierre Lemaitre titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Pierre Lemaitre books in order?
You only need to read Pierre Lemaitre books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Pierre Lemaitre
Start with Irene (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pierre Lemaitre book?
The Silence and the Rage (2025) is the newest Pierre Lemaitre book released so far.
Is there a new Pierre Lemaitre book coming?
No next Pierre Lemaitre book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Pierre Lemaitre has won
Wikidata records 9 awards for Pierre Lemaitre. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira2017Wonfor Irene
- Prix Goncourt2013Wonfor The Great Swindle
- CWA International Dagger2013Wonfor Alex
- Prix Roman France Télévisions2013Won
- Prix des libraires de Nancy – Le Point2013Won
- Prix du Polar Européen2010Won
- prix Sang d'encre des lycéens2009Won
- prix Gouttes de Sang d'encre2009Won
- prix du roman policier2006Won
Pierre Lemaitre at a glance
- Still publishing
- Pierre Lemaitre published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Pierre Lemaitre books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,343 pages across the 9 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pierre Lemaitre books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Pierre Lemaitre books are about
11 of the 14 Pierre Lemaitre books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 5 of 11 books
- Thrillers 5 of 11 books
- Crime 3 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 11 books
- History 2 of 11 books
- Romance literature 2 of 11 books
- Serial murders 2 of 11 books