Most Popular Nordic Noir Books of the 2020s
Discover popular Nordic Noir books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Millennium #7
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller
August 29, 2023
Killer Instinct #9
The Spider
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
July 25, 2023
Killer Instinct #8
The Mirror Man
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
January 6, 2022
Killer Instinct #7
Lazarus
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
March 19, 2020
Hildur #3
The Shadow of the Northern Lights
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
October 9, 2025
Hildur #2
The Grave in the Ice
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
February 13, 2025
Millennium #8
The Girl with Ice in Her Veins
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller
September 2, 2025
Hildur #4
The Secrets from the Deep
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
May 28, 2026
Hildur #1
The Clues in the Fjord
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
October 10, 2024
Helgi #4
Helgi Book 4
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Mystery
2027
Millennium #9
Millennium Book 9
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Thriller
2027
Hildur #5
The Stranger from the Mountains
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
November 19, 2026
Helgi #3
The Body in the Bath
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Christmas Fiction · Mystery
November 10, 2026
Rekke and Vargas #3
Post Mortem
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
August 25, 2026
Naia Thulin #2
Hide And Seek
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery
August 24, 2026
Harry Hole #14
Kill Shot
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
2026
Alexander Blix #5
Victim
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
May 20, 2025
The Kari Voss Mysteries #1
Son
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
March 13, 2025
Department Q #11
No Song for the Dead
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
March 27, 2025
Wolf Hour
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 8, 2025
Killer Instinct #10
The Sleepwalker
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
July 31, 2025
Rekke and Vargas #2
Fatal Gambit
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
September 10, 2024
The Kingdom #2
Blood Ties
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 6, 2024
Helgi #2
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
October 18, 2023
Department Q #10
Locked In
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
November 2, 2023
Reykjavík
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2022
Alexander Blix #4
Stigma
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
June 14, 2022
Harry Hole #13
Killing Moon
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 30, 2022
Fabian Risk #6
The Final Nail
Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
December 8, 2022
Outside
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
October 14, 2021
Rekke and Vargas #1
Dark Music
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 2021
Department Q #9
The Shadow Murders
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
November 4, 2021
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
Science Fiction · Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Short Stories · Mystery
April 8, 2021
Dark Iceland #6
Winterkill
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
September 3, 2020
Alexander Blix #3
Unhinged
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
June 30, 2020
Naia Thulin #1
The Chestnut Man
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
September 8, 2020