Nordic Noir Books

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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 262 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,411,978 ratings — published 2005
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The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7) The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
by (shelved 221 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.02 — 149,665 ratings — published 2007
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 201 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.26 — 978,920 ratings — published 2006
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The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1) The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
by (shelved 201 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.01 — 91,211 ratings — published 2007
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 200 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.55 — 129,162 ratings — published 1997
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
by (shelved 183 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.24 — 771,113 ratings — published 2007
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The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3) The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
by (shelved 167 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 108,338 ratings — published 2000
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The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1) The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
by (shelved 157 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 87,638 ratings — published 2003
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Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1) Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1)
by (shelved 156 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.56 — 25,047 ratings — published 2010
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Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1) Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 78,491 ratings — published 1991
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Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4) Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
by (shelved 133 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.98 — 79,468 ratings — published 2002
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The Leopard (Harry Hole, #8) The Leopard (Harry Hole, #8)
by (shelved 127 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.10 — 63,427 ratings — published 2009
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Cockroaches (Harry Hole, #2) Cockroaches (Harry Hole, #2)
by (shelved 126 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.73 — 64,399 ratings — published 1998
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Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
by (shelved 125 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.81 — 32,081 ratings — published 2000
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The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5) The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
by (shelved 125 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.06 — 75,372 ratings — published 2003
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The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.21 — 83,035 ratings — published 2019
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The Redeemer (Harry Hole, #6) The Redeemer (Harry Hole, #6)
by (shelved 117 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.09 — 49,413 ratings — published 2005
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Phantom (Harry Hole, #9) Phantom (Harry Hole, #9)
by (shelved 115 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.11 — 51,098 ratings — published 2011
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The Hypnotist (Joona Linna, #1) The Hypnotist (Joona Linna, #1)
by (shelved 113 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.75 — 72,888 ratings — published 2009
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The Darkness (Hidden Iceland #1) The Darkness (Hidden Iceland #1)
by (shelved 105 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.54 — 20,798 ratings — published 2015
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The Absent One (Department Q, #2) The Absent One (Department Q, #2)
by (shelved 105 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.89 — 46,725 ratings — published 2008
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Police (Harry Hole, #10) Police (Harry Hole, #10)
by (shelved 100 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.24 — 48,657 ratings — published 2013
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The Thirst (Harry Hole, #11) The Thirst (Harry Hole, #11)
by (shelved 96 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.18 — 45,849 ratings — published 2017
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Sun Storm (Rebecka Martinsson, #1) Sun Storm (Rebecka Martinsson, #1)
by (shelved 88 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.62 — 22,738 ratings — published 2003
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The Tenant (Kørner and Werner, #1) The Tenant (Kørner and Werner, #1)
by (shelved 87 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.58 — 21,042 ratings — published 2016
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Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1) Roseanna (Martin Beck, #1)
by (shelved 83 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.78 — 18,621 ratings — published 1965
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The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4) The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium, #4)
by (shelved 83 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 167,718 ratings — published 2015
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Nightblind (Dark Iceland, #2) Nightblind (Dark Iceland, #2)
by (shelved 82 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.76 — 9,836 ratings — published 2014
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I'm Traveling Alone (Holger Munch & Mia Krüger, #1) I'm Traveling Alone (Holger Munch & Mia Krüger, #1)
by (shelved 82 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.07 — 32,106 ratings — published 2013
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DNA (Children's House, #1) DNA (Children's House, #1)
by (shelved 81 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.95 — 12,906 ratings — published 2014
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Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4) Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur, #4)
by (shelved 81 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.96 — 21,385 ratings — published 2001
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The Son The Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.08 — 48,742 ratings — published 2014
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Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla's Sense of Snow (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.73 — 51,700 ratings — published 1992
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The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2) The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
by (shelved 76 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.72 — 30,293 ratings — published 1992
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The Island (Hidden Iceland, #2) The Island (Hidden Iceland, #2)
by (shelved 75 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 12,098 ratings — published
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Flaskepost fra P (Afdeling Q, #3) Flaskepost fra P (Afdeling Q, #3)
by (shelved 74 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.05 — 40,816 ratings — published 2009
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Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1) Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.59 — 11,985 ratings — published 2005
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Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5) Voices (Inspector Erlendur, #5)
by (shelved 69 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.87 — 14,952 ratings — published 2002
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Knife (Harry Hole, #12) Knife (Harry Hole, #12)
by (shelved 68 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.27 — 35,117 ratings — published 2019
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Journal 64 (Department Q, #4) Journal 64 (Department Q, #4)
by (shelved 67 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 4.07 — 28,765 ratings — published 2010
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The Preacher (Patrik Hedström, #2) The Preacher (Patrik Hedström, #2)
by (shelved 66 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.83 — 47,434 ratings — published 2004
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The Mist (Hidden Iceland #3) The Mist (Hidden Iceland #3)
by (shelved 64 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,427 ratings — published 2017
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Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur, #8) Hypothermia (Inspector Erlendur, #8)
by (shelved 64 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.88 — 11,774 ratings — published 2007
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Mind's Eye (Inspector Van Veeteren, #1) Mind's Eye (Inspector Van Veeteren, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.59 — 12,599 ratings — published 1993
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The Girl Who Died The Girl Who Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.44 — 7,707 ratings — published 2018
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The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (Millennium, #5) The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (Millennium, #5)
by (shelved 61 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.80 — 84,321 ratings — published 2017
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Blood on Snow (Blood on Snow, #1) Blood on Snow (Blood on Snow, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.55 — 34,626 ratings — published 2014
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Headhunters Headhunters (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.79 — 39,401 ratings — published 2008
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The Ice Beneath Her (Flickorna och mörkret, #1) The Ice Beneath Her (Flickorna och mörkret, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.70 — 11,667 ratings — published 2015
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Blackout (Dark Iceland, #3) Blackout (Dark Iceland, #3)
by (shelved 60 times as nordic-noir)
avg rating 3.66 — 9,966 ratings — published 2011
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Michal Polgar
“Together then. Together, and sealed it with a kiss that tasted of copper and starlight.”
Michal Polgar, Krelløy: A Lovecraftian Horror Novel of Arctic Isolation and Cosmic Annihilation

Selin Senol-Akin
“Some mistakes require a price before freedom..."- The Penance (Book 2 of 'The Catalyst' trilogy)”
Selin Senol-Akin , The Penance

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