The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 1991 to 2009 · Set in Ystad

Henning Mankell

Crime and mysteryPolice procedural

Inspector Kurt Wallander of the Ystad police, diabetic, lonely and fond of opera, investigates crimes in southern Sweden that reflect a changing country. His daughter Linda joins the police and leads Before the Frost.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Years are first Swedish publication. The Pyramid (stories) and the novella An Event in Autumn are left out.

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Henning Mankell books in order

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Kurt Wallander

10 books · Set in YstadPolice procedural
  1. 1Faceless Killers1991With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Dogs of Riga1992With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The White Lioness1993With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Man Who Smiled1994With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Sidetracked1995With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Fifth Woman1996With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  7. 7One Step Behind1997With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Firewall1998With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Before the Frost2002With Linda WallanderBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Troubled Man2009With Kurt WallanderBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Ystad police