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Hakan Nesser

Hakan Nesser is a Swedish crime fiction author who began his writing career in 1988 but transitioned to full-time writing in 1998 after retiring from teaching. He grew up in Kumla, Sweden, and spent many years in Uppsala before relocating to New York City and later to London. Nesser is primarily recognized for his Inspector Van Veeteren series. He made his debut in Swedish in 1988, but his first novel, Borkmann’s Point, was translated into English in 2006. Below is a list of Hakan Nesser’s books in the order they were first published in English:

Hakan Nesser became a published novelist in 1998 with the novel M��nsters Fall [German]. Below is a list of Hakan Nesser's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Van Veeteren Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
M��nsters Fall [German] (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Borkmann's Point (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Return (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mind's Eye (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Woman with Birthmark (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Inspector and Silence (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hour of the Wolf (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The G File (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Weeping Girl (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Gunnar Barbarotti Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Mind's Eye (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Borkmann's Point (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Return (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Woman with Birthmark (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Inspector and Silence (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hour of the Wolf (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The G File (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Weeping Girl (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
M��nsters Fall [German] (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Darkest Day (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Root of Evil (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Secret Life of Mr Roos (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lonely Ones (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Axe Woman (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Summer of Kim Novak (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Living and the Dead in Winsford (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Och Piccadilly Circus ligger inte i Kumla (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Norton's Philosophical Memoirs (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Intrigo (With: Paul Norl��n,Deborah Bragan-Turner) (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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