Jonas Jonasson Books in Order
Jonas Jonasson has written 8 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2009) and the newest is The Distinctly Competent District Councillor (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Pages on record
- 699 in 2 of 8 books
Jonas Jonasson is a Swedish journalist and novelist, born in 1961. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2009) is his best-selling book and opens a catalogue of 8 titles that reaches The Distinctly Competent District Councillor (2026). The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (2018) continues that story. Swindlers, secret services, nuclear weapons, kings and revenge supply the plots, and Jonasson continues to publish.
How many Jonas Jonasson books are there?
Jonas Jonasson has 8 books, released between 2009 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Hundred-Year-Old Man series.
Jonas Jonasson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Jonas Jonasson 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.
- 1The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and DisappearedHundred-Year-Old Man #12009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 2The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden2013 · 387 pages · confirmed 1/420133871/4
- 3Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All2015 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420153121/4
- 4The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old ManHundred-Year-Old Man #22018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 5Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 6Algot, Anna Stina and the Water of Life2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 7The Prophet and the Idiot2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 8The Distinctly Competent District Councillor2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Jonas Jonasson 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.
Hundred-Year-Old Man in order
2 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Jonas Jonasson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jonas Jonasson books in order?
You only need to read Jonas Jonasson books in order within the Hundred-Year-Old Man series, which holds 2 of the 8 Jonas Jonasson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jonas Jonasson
Start with The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jonas Jonasson book?
The Distinctly Competent District Councillor (2026) is the newest Jonas Jonasson book released so far.
Is there a new Jonas Jonasson book coming?
No next Jonas Jonasson 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 Jonas Jonasson has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Jonas Jonasson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Author of the Year2013Won
Jonas Jonasson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jonas Jonasson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jonas Jonasson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 699 pages across the 2 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 350 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jonas Jonasson books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the Jonas Jonasson books are about
2 of the 8 Jonas Jonasson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Abandoned children 1 of 2 books
- Diamond smugglers 1 of 2 books
- Enfants abandonnés 1 of 2 books
- Friendship 1 of 2 books
- Germanic literature 1 of 2 books
- Kings and rulers 1 of 2 books
- Mothers and sons 1 of 2 books
- Nuclear weapons 1 of 2 books
- Revenge 1 of 2 books
- Intelligence service 1 of 2 books
- South Africans 1 of 2 books
- Subversive activities 1 of 2 books