Hakan Nesser Reading Order

1 book (2013–2013)

5 books (2001–2022)

Hakan Nesser's Gunnar Barbarotti series consists of five mystery and thriller novels published between 2001 and 2022, with the sequence likely complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Darkest Day, followed by The Root of Evil, The Secret Life of Mr Roos, The Lonely Ones, and The Axe Woman. This Swedish crime series spans over two decades of releases, offering standalone mysteries while maintaining continuity through its protagonist detective.

Start with The Darkest Day, the first of 5 books in the Gunnar Barbarotti series.

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1	The Darkest Day 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Root of Evil 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Secret Life of Mr Roos 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lonely Ones 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Axe Woman 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1998–2013)

The Inspector Van Veeteren series comprises 11 mystery novels by Swedish author Håkan Nesser, published between 1998 and 2013. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Münsters Fall. These crime thrillers follow the investigations of Inspector Van Veeteren across various cases, with each novel presenting standalone mysteries while contributing to the larger body of the detective's work.

Start with Münsters Fall [German], the first of 11 books in the Inspector Van Veeteren series.

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1	Münsters Fall [German] 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Borkmann's Point 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Return 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Mind's Eye 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Woman with Birthmark 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Inspector and Silence 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hour of the Wolf 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The G File 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Strangler's Honeymoon 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Weeping Girl 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2018–2018)

1 book (2018–2018)

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1	Intrigo(With: Paul Norlén,Deborah Bragan-Turner) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1998–2022)

Hakan Nesser's three standalone mystery and thriller novels span from 1998 to 2022 and should be read in publication order. The series appears to be complete, beginning with The Summer of Kim Novak, followed by The Living and the Dead in Winsford, and concluding with Och Piccadilly Circus ligger inte i Kumla. Each novel stands independently, allowing readers to experience Nesser's distinctive approach to the mystery genre across different narrative premises.

Start with The Summer of Kim Novak / A Summer of Kim Novak and read in order.

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1	The Summer of Kim Novak / A Summer of Kim Novak 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Living and the Dead in Winsford 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Och Piccadilly Circus ligger inte i Kumla 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible