Most Popular Nordic Noir Books
Explore the most popular Nordic Noir books across decades, with reader ratings and discoveries from Risingshadow.
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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
The Kingdom #1
The Kingdom
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
August 27, 2020
Fabian Risk #5
X Ways to Die
Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
December 10, 2020
Detective Konrad #3
The Quiet Mother
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
November 1, 2019
Helgi #1
Death at the Sanatorium
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Adult · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2019
Alexander Blix #2
Smoke Screen
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
June 19, 2019
Department Q #8
Victim 2117
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2019
Harry Hole #12
Knife
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
June 6, 2019
Fabian Risk #4
Motive X
Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
December 12, 2019
Detective Konrad #2
The Girl by the Bridge
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2018
Girl Who Died
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Paranormal Fantasy · Mystery · Thriller
November 5, 2018
Dark Iceland #5
Nightblind
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
July 24, 2018
Alexander Blix #1
Death Deserved
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
September 21, 2018
Fabian Risk #3
Eighteen Below
Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
January 13, 2018
Detective Konrad #1
Darkness Knows
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2017
Hidden Iceland #3
The Mist
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2017
Department Q #7
The Scarred Woman
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2017
Harry Hole #11
The Thirst
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Mystery · Thriller
April 1, 2017
Fabian Risk #2
The Ninth Grave
Nordic Noir · Suspense Thriller · Translation · Mystery · Thriller
December 5, 2017
Reykjavik Wartime Mystery #2
The Shadow Killer
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2015
Hidden Iceland #1
The Darkness
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Mystery · Thriller
January 1, 2015