Håkan Nesser was awarded the 1993 Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize for new authors for his novel The Mind's Eye (published in Sweden as The Wide-Mesh Net); he received the best novel award in 1994 for Borkmann's Point and in 1996 for Woman with Birthmark. In 1999 he was awarded the Crime Writers of Scandinavia's Glass Key Award for the best crime novel of the year for Carambole. His novels have been published to acclaim in nine countries. Nesser was born in Sweden, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Inspector Van Veeteren
1. The Mind's Eye (2008)
2. Borkmann's Point (2006)
3. The Return (2007)
4. Woman with Birthmark (2009)
5. The Inspector and Silence (2010)
6. The Unlucky Lottery (2011)
7. Hour of the Wolf (2012)
8. The Weeping Girl (2013)
9. The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013)
10. The G File (2014)
1. The Mind's Eye (2008)
2. Borkmann's Point (2006)
3. The Return (2007)
4. Woman with Birthmark (2009)
5. The Inspector and Silence (2010)
6. The Unlucky Lottery (2011)
7. Hour of the Wolf (2012)
8. The Weeping Girl (2013)
9. The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013)
10. The G File (2014)
Gunnar Barbarotti
1. The Darkest Day (2017)
2. The Root of Evil (2018)
3. The Secret Life of Mr Roos (2020)
4. The Lonely Ones (2021)
5. The Axe Woman (2022)
1. The Darkest Day (2017)
2. The Root of Evil (2018)
3. The Secret Life of Mr Roos (2020)
4. The Lonely Ones (2021)
5. The Axe Woman (2022)
Novels
Collections
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Håkan Nesser
A Darker Shade of Sweden (2013)
17 Swedish stories of murder, mystery and suspense
edited by
John-Henri Holmberg
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