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Gunnar Staalesen Books in Order

Gunnar Staalesen has written 21 books, published between 1969 and 2025. The first book is Uskyldstider (1969) and the newest is 1899. Preludium (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 14 of the 21 books listed here are in the Varg Veum series, which has its own page: Varg Veum books in order.

Books
21
Published
1969–2025
Pages on record
4,729 in 14 of 21 books
Reading time
79–118 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,729 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Gunnar Staalesen is a Norwegian crime writer and a central figure in Nordic noir. The Varg Veum novels follow a private detective working in Bergen on the rainy west coast of Norway, and take in Yours Until Death (1979), At Night All Wolves Are Grey (1983), Fallen Angels (1989), The Writing on the Wall (1995) and The Consorts of Death (2006). A second Bergen sequence is titled by year, from 1900. Morgenrod (1997) to 1899. Preludium (2025). Staalesen has 21 catalogued books, the earliest being Uskyldstider (1969).

How many Gunnar Staalesen books are there?

Gunnar Staalesen has 21 books, released between 1969 and 2025. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Gunnar Staalesen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Gunnar Staalesen books in the order they were published, 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.

  1. Cover of At Night All Wolves Are Grey by Gunnar Staalesen, book 2 of the Varg Veum series (1983)
  2. Cover of The Writing on the Wall by Gunnar Staalesen, book 4 of the Varg Veum series (1995)
  3. Cover of 1999, Aftensang by Gunnar Staalesen, book 3 of the Bergen series (2000)
  4. Cover of The Consorts of Death by Gunnar Staalesen, book 5 of the Varg Veum series (2006)
  5. Cover of Cold Hearts by Gunnar Staalesen, book 6 of the Varg Veum series (2008)
  6. Cover of Where Roses Never Die by Gunnar Staalesen, book 8 of the Varg Veum series (2012)
  7. Cover of Wolves in the Dark by Gunnar Staalesen, book 9 of the Varg Veum series (2014)
  8. Cover of Wolves at the Door by Gunnar Staalesen, book 11 of the Varg Veum series (2020)
  1. 1
    Uskyldstider1969 · confirmed 2/4
    1969–
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  2. 2
    Rygg i rand, to i spann1975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
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  3. 3
    Yours Until DeathVarg Veum #11979 · 331 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979331
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  4. 4
    At Night All Wolves Are GreyVarg Veum #21983 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983214
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  5. 5
    Fallen AngelsVarg Veum #31989 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989276
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  6. 6
    The Writing on the WallVarg Veum #41995 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995264
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  7. 7
    1900. MorgenrødBergen #11997 · 531 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997531
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  8. 8
    1950, High NoonBergen #21998 · 551 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998551
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  9. 9
    1999, AftensangBergen #32000 · 552 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000552
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  10. 10
    The Consorts of DeathVarg Veum #52006 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006335
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  11. 11
    Cold HeartsVarg Veum #62008 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008300
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  12. 12
    We Shall Inherit the WindVarg Veum #72010 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010263
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  13. 13
    Where Roses Never DieVarg Veum #82012 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012260
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  14. 14
    Wolves in the DarkVarg Veum #92014 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014305
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  15. 15
    Big SisterVarg Veum #102016 · 259 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016259
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  16. 16
    Wolves at the DoorVarg Veum #112020 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020288
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  17. 17
    2020. Post Festum2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  18. 18
    Bitter FlowersVarg Veum #122021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Mirror ImageVarg Veum #132023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  20. 20
    Pursued by DeathVarg Veum #142024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  21. 21
    1899. Preludium2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Gunnar Staalesen series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Gunnar Staalesen 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.

Bergen in order

3 books
  1. 1. 1900. Morgenrød
  2. 2. 1950, High Noon
  3. 3. 1999, Aftensang

Standalone books

4 books

4 Gunnar Staalesen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gunnar Staalesen books in order?

You only need to read Gunnar Staalesen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gunnar Staalesen

Start with the first book of the Gunnar Staalesen series you want to read: Varg Veum starts with Yours Until Death (1979) and Varg Vuem starts with Yours Until Death (1979). The earliest catalogued title overall is Uskyldstider (1969).

What is the newest Gunnar Staalesen book?

1899. Preludium (2025) is the newest Gunnar Staalesen book released so far.

Is there a new Gunnar Staalesen book coming?

No next Gunnar Staalesen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gunnar Staalesen at a glance

Still publishing
Gunnar Staalesen published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Gunnar Staalesen books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
4,729 pages across the 14 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 294 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gunnar Staalesen books, 6 of 21, were published in the 2020s.

What the Gunnar Staalesen books are about

9 of the 21 Gunnar Staalesen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.