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Hakan Nesser Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Hakan Nesser in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 21 books / 5 series

Swedish author Håkan Nesser, best known for the Inspector Van Veeteren crime series. His books have sold over 20 million copies worldwide and earned multiple Swedish Crime Novel Awards. This page lists Håkan Nesser’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

Books by Hakan Nesser in Publication Order

1998 M’nsters Fall [German] POoIVVB / 1 Buy
1998 The Summer of Kim Novak / A Summer of Kim Novak POoSN / 1 Buy
2001 The Darkest Day POoGBB / 1 Buy
2006 Borkmann's Point POoIVVB / 2 Buy
2007 The Root of Evil POoGBB / 2 Buy
2007 The Return POoIVVB / 3 Buy
2008 The Secret Life of Mr Roos POoGBB / 3 Buy
2008 The Mind's Eye POoIVVB / 4 Buy
2009 Woman with Birthmark POoIVVB / 5 Buy
2010 The Lonely Ones POoGBB / 4 Buy
2010 The Inspector and Silence POoIVVB / 6 Buy
2012 The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case POoIVVB / 7 Buy
2012 Hour of the Wolf POoIVVB / 8 Buy
2012 The G File POoIVVB / 9 Buy
2013 The Weeping Girl POoIVVB / 10 Buy
2013 The Strangler's Honeymoon POoIVVB / 11 Buy
2015 The Living and the Dead in Winsford POoSN / 2 Buy
2018 Intrigo(With: Paul Norl’n,Deborah Bragan-Turner) POoSSC / 1 Buy
2018 Norton's Philosophical Memoirs POoNB / 1 Buy
2022 Och Piccadilly Circus ligger inte i Kumla POoSN / 3 Buy
2022 The Axe Woman POoGBB / 5 Buy

Complete Hakan Nesser Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Gunnar Barbarotti Reading Order 5 books / 2001-2022
01 The Darkest Day 2001 Buy
02 The Root of Evil 2007 Buy
03 The Secret Life of Mr Roos 2008 Buy
04 The Lonely Ones 2010 Buy
05 The Axe Woman 2022 Buy
01 Intrigo(With: Paul Norl’n,Deborah Bragan-Turner) 2018 Buy
01 M’nsters Fall [German] 1998 Buy
02 Borkmann's Point 2006 Buy
03 The Return 2007 Buy
04 The Mind's Eye 2008 Buy
05 Woman with Birthmark 2009 Buy
06 The Inspector and Silence 2010 Buy
07 The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case 2012 Buy
08 Hour of the Wolf 2012 Buy
09 The G File 2012 Buy
10 The Weeping Girl 2013 Buy
11 The Strangler's Honeymoon 2013 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 3 books / 1998-2022
01 The Summer of Kim Novak / A Summer of Kim Novak 1998 Buy
02 The Living and the Dead in Winsford 2015 Buy
03 Och Piccadilly Circus ligger inte i Kumla 2022 Buy
01 Norton's Philosophical Memoirs 2018 Buy

Where to start with Hakan Nesser

What is the best order to read Hakan Nesser 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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