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Arnaldur Indridason Books in Order

Find every Arnaldur Indridason book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 27 books / 4 series

Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason, best known for the Detective Erlendur crime series, has sold over 14 million books worldwide and won the prestigious Golden Dagger award. This page provides the Arnaldur Indridason books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Arnaldur Indridason Books in Chronological Order

1997 Synir duftsins POoIEB / 1 Buy
1998 Dau’ar'sir POoIEB / 2 Buy
1999 Operation Napoleon POoSN / 1 Buy
2000 Jar City / Tainted Blood / M’rin POoIEB / 3 Buy
2001 Silence of the Grave / Grafar’’gn POoIEB / 4 Buy
2002 Voices / R’ddin POoIEB / 5 Buy
2003 Bett’ POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 The Draining Lake / Kleifarvatn POoIEB / 6 Buy
2005 Arctic Chill / Vetrarborgin POoIEB / 7 Buy
2006 Konungsb’k POoSN / 3 Buy
2007 Hypothermia / Har’skafi POoIEB / 8 Buy
2008 Outrage / Myrk’ POoIEB / 9 Buy
2009 Black Skies / Sv’rtuloft POoIEB / 10 Buy
2010 Strange Shores / Fur’ustrandir POoIEB / 11 Buy
2011 Einv’gi’ POoIEB / 12 Buy
2012 Reykjav’k Nights / Reykjav’kurn’tur POoIEB / 13 Buy
2013 The Shadow District POoRWMaTTB / 1 Buy
2014 Into Oblivion / Kamp Knox POoIEB / 14 Buy
2015 The Shadow Killer POoRWMaTTB / 2 Buy
2016 Petsamo POoRWMaTTB / 3 Buy
2017 The Darkness Knows POoDKB / 1 Buy
2019 Tregasteinn POoDKB / 2 Buy
2020 The Quiet Mother / ’agnarm’r POoDKB / 3 Buy
2021 Sigurverki’ POoSN / 4 Buy
2022 Kyrr’ey POoDKB / 4 Buy
2023 The Girl by the Bridge POoDKB / 5 Buy
2024 Fer’alok POoSN / 5 Buy

Arnaldur Indridason Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Synir duftsins 1997 Buy
02 Dau’ar'sir 1998 Buy
03 Jar City / Tainted Blood / M’rin 2000 Buy
04 Silence of the Grave / Grafar’’gn 2001 Buy
05 Voices / R’ddin 2002 Buy
06 The Draining Lake / Kleifarvatn 2004 Buy
07 Arctic Chill / Vetrarborgin 2005 Buy
08 Hypothermia / Har’skafi 2007 Buy
09 Outrage / Myrk’ 2008 Buy
10 Black Skies / Sv’rtuloft 2009 Buy
11 Strange Shores / Fur’ustrandir 2010 Buy
12 Einv’gi’ 2011 Buy
13 Reykjav’k Nights / Reykjav’kurn’tur 2012 Buy
14 Into Oblivion / Kamp Knox 2014 Buy
01 The Darkness Knows 2017 Buy
02 Tregasteinn 2019 Buy
03 The Quiet Mother / ’agnarm’r 2020 Buy
04 Kyrr’ey 2022 Buy
05 The Girl by the Bridge 2023 Buy
01 The Shadow District 2013 Buy
02 The Shadow Killer 2015 Buy
03 Petsamo 2016 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1999-2024
01 Operation Napoleon 1999 Buy
02 Bett’ 2003 Buy
03 Konungsb’k 2006 Buy
04 Sigurverki’ 2021 Buy
05 Fer’alok 2024 Buy

Where to start with Arnaldur Indridason

What is the best order to read Arnaldur Indridason books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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