Most Popular Nordic Noir Books

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Millennium #1

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Movie · Translation · Thriller

2008

8.8/10 30 ratings

Millennium #2

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Stieg Larsson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Movie · Translation · Thriller

2009

8.3/10 22 ratings

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg

Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 1993

7.3/10 42 ratings

Millennium #3

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Stieg Larsson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Movie · Translation · Thriller

2010

9.1/10 21 ratings

Killer Instinct #3

The Fire Witness

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

July 9, 2013

8.5/10 2 ratings

Millennium #7

The Girl in the Eagle's Talons

Karin Smirnoff

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller

August 29, 2023

8/10 1 ratings

Fabian Risk #1

Victim Without a Face

Stefan Ahnhem

Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

September 6, 2016

8/10 1 ratings

Killer Instinct #1

The Hypnotist

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

June 21, 2011

7.4/10 8 ratings

Millennium #4

The Girl in the Spider's Web

David Lagercrantz

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Movie · Translation · Thriller

September 1, 2015

7.9/10 7 ratings

Killer Instinct #5

Stalker

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

February 5, 2019

7.8/10 4 ratings

Killer Instinct #4

The Sandman

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

August 28, 2014

7.5/10 2 ratings

Killer Instinct #6

The Rabbit Hunter

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

May 3, 2018

7/10 3 ratings

Killer Instinct #2

The Nightmare

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

January 29, 2013

7/10 3 ratings

Killer Instinct #9

The Spider

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

July 25, 2023

7/10 2 ratings

Killer Instinct #8

The Mirror Man

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

January 6, 2022

7/10 2 ratings

Department Q #1

The Keeper of Lost Causes

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

July 31, 2012

7/10 1 ratings

Killer Instinct #7

Lazarus

Lars Kepler

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller

March 19, 2020

6.5/10 2 ratings

Hildur #3

The Shadow of the Northern Lights

Satu Rämö

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

October 9, 2025

6/10 1 ratings

Hildur #2

The Grave in the Ice

Satu Rämö

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

February 13, 2025

6/10 1 ratings

Millennium #8

The Girl with Ice in Her Veins

Karin Smirnoff

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller

September 2, 2025

6/10 1 ratings

Department Q #2

The Absent One

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

August 21, 2012

6/10 1 ratings

Millennium #5

The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

David Lagercrantz

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller

September 7, 2017

6/10 6 ratings

Hildur #4

The Secrets from the Deep

Satu Rämö

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

May 28, 2026

5/10 1 ratings

Hildur #1

The Clues in the Fjord

Satu Rämö

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

October 10, 2024

5/10 1 ratings

Millennium #6

The Girl Who Lived Twice

David Lagercrantz

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller

August 2019

4.8/10 5 ratings

Helgi #4

Helgi Book 4

Ragnar Jónasson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Mystery

2027

Millennium #9

Millennium Book 9

Karin Smirnoff

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller

2027

9.8/10 12 awaiting ratings

Hildur #5

The Stranger from the Mountains

Satu Rämö

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller

November 19, 2026

6/10 1 awaiting ratings

Helgi #3

The Body in the Bath

Ragnar Jónasson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Mystery

November 10, 2026

8/10 1 awaiting ratings

Rekke and Vargas #3

Post Mortem

David Lagercrantz

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller

August 25, 2026

Naia Thulin #2

Hide And Seek

Søren Sveistrup

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery

August 24, 2026

Harry Hole #14

Kill Shot

Jo Nesbø

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

2026

8/10 1 awaiting ratings

Alexander Blix #5

Victim

Thomas Enger, Jorn Lier Horst

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller

May 20, 2025

The Kari Voss Mysteries #1

Son

Thomas Enger, Johana Gustawsson

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller

March 13, 2025

Department Q #11

No Song for the Dead

Jussi Adler-Olsen

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

March 27, 2025

Wolf Hour

Jo Nesbø

Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller

January 8, 2025