Håkan Nesser



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Håkan Nesser

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born
in Kumla, Sweden
February 21, 1950

gender
male

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genre
Mystery & Thrillers


About this author

Håkan Nesser is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful crime fiction novels. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel Carambole won the Glass Key award in 2000. His books have been translated from Swedish into numerous languages.

Håkan Nesser was born and grew up in Kumla, and has lived most of his adult life in Uppsala. His first novel was published in 1988, but he worked as a teacher until 1998 when he became a full-time author. In August, 2006, Håkan Nesser and his wife Elke moved to Greenwich Village in New York.

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* Inspector Van Veeteren
* Inspector Barbarotti


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Håkan Nesser's Books

Average rating: 3.66 · 11,021 ratings · 1,165 reviews · 44 distinct works · Similar authors
Mind's Eye (Inspector Van V...
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 2,446 ratings — published 1993 — 42 editions
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Borkmann's Point (Inspector...
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 2,096 ratings — published 1994 — 32 editions
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The Return (Inspector Van V...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,434 ratings — published 1955 — 30 editions
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Woman with Birthmark (Inspe...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,106 ratings — published 1996 — 24 editions
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The Inspector and Silence (...
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 985 ratings — published 1997 — 30 editions
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Kim Novak badade aldrig i G...
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions
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Människa utan hund (Barbaro...
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions
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Münsters Fall (Inspector Va...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions
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En helt annan historia (Bar...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions
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Berättelse om herr Roos (Ba...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions
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Series by Håkan Nesser

Mind's Eye Borkmann's Point The Return Woman with Birthmark The Inspector and Silence Münsters Fall Der unglückliche Mörder.
Inspector Van Veeteren (10 books)
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Människa utan hund En helt annan historia Berättelse om herr Roos De ensamma Am Abend des Mordes
Inspector Barbarotti (5 books)
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3.7298907646474677 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,007 ratings
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3.7803468208092488 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 173 ratings

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“We are closer to the end of the world than to that minute that has just passed by, because that is lost forever.”
― Håkan Nesser, Mind's Eye
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“You will find out who you are when the difficult moment comes.”
― Håkan Nesser, Mind's Eye
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“It's not easy being human. Especially when you are tired and overworked all the time... That's when you become inhuman.”
― Håkan Nesser, Münsters Fall
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