Arnaldur Indridason Books in Order
Arnaldur Indridason has written 21 books, published between 1997 and 2024. The first book is Synir duftsins (1997) and the newest is Ferðalok (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1997–2024
- Confirmed
- 21 of 21 titles
- Pages on record
- 648 in 2 of 21 books
Arnaldur Indridason, written Arnaldur Indriðason in Icelandic, is an Icelandic crime novelist born on 28 January 1961. Detective Erlendur leads the most popular of Indridason's series. The catalogue lists 21 books, opening with Synir duftsins (1997) and Dauðarósir (1998). English titles include Silence of the Grave (2001), Voices (2002), The Draining Lake (2004), Hypothermia (2007) and Strange Shores (2010). Ferðalok (2024) is the newest. Series on the author page are Inspector Erlendur, Detective Konrad and the Reykjavik Wartime Mystery/Flovent and Thorson Thrillers. Iceland, police procedure, missing persons and the Second World War appear in the subject tags.
How many Arnaldur Indridason books are there?
Arnaldur Indridason has 21 books, released between 1997 and 2024. They include 3 separate series.
Arnaldur Indridason Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Arnaldur Indridason books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11997–3/4
- 21998–3/4
- 32001–3/4
- 42002–3/4
- 52003–3/4
- 62004–3/4
- 72006–3/4
- 82007–3/4
- 92008–3/4
- 1020102963/4
- 112011–3/4
- 122012–3/4
- 132013–3/4
- 142016–3/4
- 1520173523/4
- 162019–3/4
- 172020–3/4
- 182021–3/4
- 192022–3/4
- 202023–3/4
- 212024–3/4
Arnaldur Indridason series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Inspector Erlendur books in order 14 books
- Detective Konrad books in order 5 books
Arnaldur Indridason books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Arnaldur Indriðason Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Reykjavik Wartime Mystery/Flovent and Thorson Thrillers in order
2 booksArnaldur Indridason Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Arnaldur Indridason books run from Synir duftsins (1997) to Ferðalok (2024), the sequence in the table above. The Inspector Erlendur series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Inspector Erlendur books in chronological order. No other Arnaldur Indridason story order is on record.
Do you have to read Arnaldur Indridason books in order?
You only need to read Arnaldur Indridason books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Arnaldur Indridason
Start with the first book of the Arnaldur Indridason series you want to read: Inspector Erlendur starts with Synir duftsins (1997) and Detective Konrad starts with The Darkness Knows (2017). The earliest catalogued title overall is Synir duftsins (1997).
What is the newest Arnaldur Indridason book?
Ferðalok (2024) is the newest Arnaldur Indridason book released so far.
Is there a new Arnaldur Indridason book coming?
No next Arnaldur Indridason book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Arnaldur Indridason has won
Wikidata records 10 awards and 2 nominations for Arnaldur Indridason. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- RBA International Prize for Crime Writing2013Won
- Barry Award for Best Novel2009Wonfor The Draining Lake
- Blóðdropinn2008Won
- Prix du Polar Européen2008Wonfor The Draining Lake
- Grand Prix de Littérature Policière2007Wonfor Voices
- Grand prix des lectrices de Elle, catégorie policier2007Won
- Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation2005Wonfor Voices
- Gold Dagger2005Wonfor Silence of the Grave
- Glass Key award2003Won
- Glass Key award2002Won
- CWA International Dagger2010Shortlisted
- CWA International Dagger2009Shortlistedfor Arctic Chill
Arnaldur Indridason at a glance
- Still publishing
- Arnaldur Indridason published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Arnaldur Indridason books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 648 pages across the 2 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Arnaldur Indridason books, 7 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the Arnaldur Indridason books are about
5 of the 21 Arnaldur Indridason books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: iceland is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Iceland 3 of 5 books
- Crime 2 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 5 books
- Police 2 of 5 books
- Erlendur Sveinsson (Fictitious character) 1 of 5 books
- Germanic literature 1 of 5 books
- Investigation 1 of 5 books
- Missing persons 1 of 5 books
- Murder 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books
- Revenge 1 of 5 books
- Serial rape investigation 1 of 5 books