The best Nordic noir novels
The top 3 according to 9 votes from people: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · Faceless Killers · Roseanna. (Updated May 20, 2022.)
The Scandinavian crime novels that keep appearing on must-read lists: from Sjöwall and Wahlöö to Larsson, Mankell, Nesbø and Indriðason.
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Top 17
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1
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, 2005. Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist; the book that started the boom.
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Faceless Killers
Henning Mankell, 1991. The first Kurt Wallander case, set in Ystad.
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3
Roseanna
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, 1965. Martin Beck and the origin of the whole genre.
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The Laughing Policeman
Sjöwall and Wahlöö, 1968. It won the Edgar and is the most celebrated Martin Beck book.
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5
Jar City
Arnaldur Indriðason, 2000. Inspector Erlendur and a murder in Reykjavík.
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6
The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, 2007. Harry Hole against a killer who leaves snowmen behind.
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Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
Peter Høeg, 1992. A Danish thriller with Greenland in the background.
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8
Don't Look Back
Karin Fossum, 1996. Inspector Konrad Sejer in a Norwegian village.
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Sun Storm
Åsa Larsson, 2003. Lawyer Rebecka Martinsson returns to Kiruna.
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10
Silence of the Grave
Arnaldur Indriðason, 2001. Winner of the Gold Dagger and the Glass Key.
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11
The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, 2000. Harry Hole pulls a thread that leads back to the Second World War.
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12
The Ice Princess
Camilla Läckberg, 2003. The start of the Fjällbacka series with Erica Falck.
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13
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, 2007. Copenhagen's Department Q is born, with humour.
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14
Blind Goddess
Anne Holt, 1993. The first Hanne Wilhelmsen case in Oslo.
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15
The Hypnotist
Lars Kepler, 2009. The pen name of a Swedish couple and Detective Joona Linna.
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16
Unseen
Mari Jungstedt, 2003. Murders on the island of Gotland.
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17
Sidetracked
Henning Mankell, 1995. Wallander in a bloody summer; it won the Gold Dagger.
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