Swedish Crime Fiction Set 2

Explore gripping Swedish crime fiction with our curated list of top books. Discover thrilling mysteries, noir detectives, and suspenseful plots from Sweden's best authors.

The Princess of Burundi Cover
Book

The Princess of Burundi

by Kjell Eriksson

Winner of the Swedish Crime Academy Award for Best Crime Novel, The Princess of Burundi introduces American readers to Kjell Eriksson--a crime writer who has …
The Cruel Stars of the Night Cover
Book

The Cruel Stars of the Night

by Kjell Eriksson

Winner of the Swedish crime Academy Award for Best Crime Novel, Kjell Eriksson received wide critical acclaim for his U.S. debut, the international bestseller The …
The Demon of Dakar Cover
Book

The Demon of Dakar

by Kjell Eriksson

Already a huge star in Europe and the Nordic countries, Kjell Eriksson has American critics also raving, with almost every review studded with words like …
Echoes from the Dead Cover
Book

Echoes from the Dead

by Johan Theorin

On a gray September day, on an island off the coast of Sweden, six -year -old Jens Davidsson ventured out of his backyard, walked out …
The Darkest Room Cover
Book

The Darkest Room

by Johan Theorin

WINNER OF SWEDEN’S BEST CRIME NOVEL AWARD On the idyllic island of Öland, off the coast of northern Sweden, a young couple from Stockholm tries …
Book Cover
Book

[No Title]

 

No summary available.
Unseen Cover
Book

Unseen

by Mari Jungstedt

Swedish crime at its best---dark, atmospheric, and chilling The island of Gotland is in the middle of a busy tourist season and getting ready for …
Unspoken Cover
Book

Unspoken

by Mari Jungstedt

"Fanny is finally found, strangled to death and left on a lonely heath, covered by moss and branches. At the same time, grainy but explicit …
The Inner Circle Cover
Book

The Inner Circle

by Mari Jungstedt

"Inspector Knutas and his team work feverishly to catch the killer, but before long there are more victims, all of whom have been killed and …
Italian Shoes Cover
Book

Italian Shoes

by Henning Mankell

From the prizewinning "master of atmosphere" (Boston Globe) comes the surprising and affecting story of a man well past middle age who suddenly finds himself …
Kennedy's Brain Cover
Book

Kennedy's Brain

by Henning Mankell

From internationally bestselling author Henning Mankell comes a gripping mystery and a depiction of every parent's worst nightmare. When Louise Cantor finds her twenty-eight year …
The Man from Beijing Cover
Book

The Man from Beijing

by Henning Mankell

In the aftermath of the 2006 massacre of 19 people in a Swedish village, Judge Birgitta Roslin, a granddaughter of two of the victims, discovers …
Depths Cover
Book

Depths

by Henning Mankell

From the dean of Scandinavian noir and internationally bestselling author, Henning Mankell, comes a lyrical and evocative novel about a Swedish naval engineer during World …
The Ice Princess Cover
Book

The Ice Princess

by Camilla Läckberg

After she returns to her hometown to learn that her friend, Alex, was found in an ice-cold bath with her wrists slashed, biographer Erica Falck …
The Preacher Cover
Book

The Preacher

by Camilla Läckberg

For the first time in English, the second psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg.
The Stonecutter Cover
Book

The Stonecutter

by Camilla Läckberg

For the first time in English, the third psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg.
Roseanna Cover
Book

Roseanna

by Maj Sjowall

With a New Introduction by Henning Mankell. The masterful first novel in the Martin Beck series of mysteries by the internationally renowned crime writing duo …
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke Cover
Book

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke

by Maj Sjowall

The masterful second novel in the Martin Beck series of mysteries by the internationally renowned crime writing duo, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Beck …
The Man on the Balcony Cover
Book

The Man on the Balcony

by Maj Sjowall

In this chilling installment of “the first great series of police thrillers” (Michael Ondaatje, national bestselling author of Warlight) by an internationally renowned crime duo, …
The Laughing Policeman Cover
Book

The Laughing Policeman

by Maj Sjowall

The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Martin Beck …
The Fire Engine that Disappeared Cover
Book

The Fire Engine that Disappeared

by Maj Sjowall

The lightning-paced fifth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Beck investigating …
Murder at the Savoy Cover
Book

Murder at the Savoy

by Maj Sjowall

The shocking sixth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Beck …
The Abominable Man Cover
Book

The Abominable Man

by Maj Sjowall

The striking seventh novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Beck facing one of the greatest challenges in …
The Locked Room Cover
Book

The Locked Room

by Maj Sjöwall

The mysterious shooting of a man found dead in a locked room sends Martin Beck searching for clues through Sweden.
Cop Killer Cover
Book

Cop Killer

by Maj Sjowall

The shocking ninth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö finds Beck investigating parallel cases that have shocked a …
The Terrorists Cover
Book

The Terrorists

by Maj Sjowall

The final novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö is a masterful, all consuming tale that rushes toward a …
Blackwater Cover
Book

Blackwater

by Kerstin Ekman

As she walks through the forest outside a remote Swedish village in 1974, a woman stumbles upon the site of a grisly double murder--a crime …
Under the Snow Cover
Book

Under the Snow

by Kerstin Ekman

From the author of Blackwater comes this atmospheric and chilling tale of small-town secrets and jealousy set in the icy northern landscape of Lapland. When …
Good night, my darling Cover
Book

Good night, my darling

by Inger Frimansson

This was the break-through novel for one of Scandinavias premier psychological thriller writers: Inger Frimansson - More than 150,000 copies have been sold in Sweden …
The Shadow in the Water Cover
Book

The Shadow in the Water

by Inger Frimansson

Six years have passed since Justine Dalvik had killed a couple of tormentors, but in her nightmares, Justine sees the dead body of Berit coming …
Island of the Naked Women Cover
Book

Island of the Naked Women

by Inger Frimansson

Tobias, a mystery writer, returns to the family farm to care for his father. There he is allured by his father's young wife Sabina. Meanwhile, …
Frozen Moment Cover
Book

Frozen Moment

by Camilla Ceder

The new kid on the block in Scandinavian crime!
Red Wolf Cover
Book

Red Wolf

by Liza Marklund

In the middle of the freezing winter, a journalist is murdered in the northern Swedish town of Lulea. Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon suspects that the …
Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End Cover
Book

Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End

by Leif G. W. Persson

A first entry in a trilogy inspired by the unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme traces an investigation into an unknown American's …
Enemy's Enemy Cover
Book

Enemy's Enemy

by Jan Guillou

The American debut of a bestselling European novelist--and introducing a dazzling new hero of espionage: Swedish Navy Commander Carl Hamilton. Blazing a path of cunning …