Kurt Wallander - Novels

Novels

The following Kurt Wallander novels have been translated into English. They are listed in the order that they were originally published in Sweden:

  1. Mördare utan ansikte (1991; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Faceless Killers, 1997)
  2. Hundarna i Riga (1992; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Dogs of Riga, 2001)
  3. Den vita lejoninnan (1993; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The White Lioness, 1998)
  4. Mannen som log (1994; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Man Who Smiled, 2005)
  5. Villospår (1995; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Sidetracked, 1999)
  6. Den femte kvinnan (1996; English translation by Steven T. Murray: The Fifth Woman, 2000)
  7. Steget efter (1997; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: One Step Behind, 2002)
  8. Brandvägg (1998; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Firewall, 2002)
  9. Pyramiden (1999; short stories; English translation by Ebba Segerberg with Laurie Thompson: The Pyramid, 2008)
  10. Den orolige mannen (2009; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Troubled Man, 2011)

The following novel features Wallander's daughter Linda in the lead, while he is a secondary character:

  • Innan frosten (2002; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Before the Frost, 2005)

One Kurt Wallander work has not yet been translated into English:

  • Händelse om hösten (The Grave), a short story from 2004 published only in the Netherlands under the Dutch title Het Graf.

The order that the novels occur in the timeline of the series is shown below (with the title of the English translation shown in parentheses). Note that there is some overlap in the timeline among the novels as there are three separate series.

  1. Pyramiden (The Pyramid)
  2. Mördare utan ansikte (Faceless Killers)
  3. Hundarna i Riga (The Dogs of Riga)
  4. Den vita lejoninnan (The White Lioness)
  5. Mannen som log (The Man Who Smiled)
  6. Villospår (Sidetracked)
  7. Den femte kvinnan (The Fifth Woman)
  8. Steget efter (One Step Behind)
  9. Brandvägg (Firewall)
  10. Innan frosten (Before the Frost)
  11. Händelse om hösten (The Grave)
  12. Den orolige mannen (The Troubled Man)

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