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Karin Fossum Books in Order

Karin Fossum has written 17 books, published between 1995 and 2021. The first book is In the Darkness / Eva's Eye (1995) and the newest is Bakom synger døden (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 15 of the 17 books listed here are in the Inspector Sejer series, which has its own page: Inspector Sejer books in order.

Books
17
Published
1995–2021
Confirmed
17 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,437 in 12 of 17 books
Reading time
57–86 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,437 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Karin Fossum writes Norwegian crime fiction headed by Inspector Konrad Sejer. In the Darkness, also published as Eva's Eye (1995), opens the run, which continues through Don't Look Back (1996), He Who Fears the Wolf (1997), Calling Out for You (2000), Black Seconds (2002) and The Water's Edge (2007). Seventeen books are catalogued, standalone novels included, and the catalogue has been dormant since 2021.

How many Karin Fossum books are there?

Karin Fossum has 17 books, released between 1995 and 2021. 15 of them belong to the Inspector Sejer series.

Karin Fossum Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Karin Fossum 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 In the Darkness / Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum, book 1 of the Inspector Sejer series (1995)
  2. Cover of He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum, book 3 of the Inspector Sejer series (1997)
  3. Cover of When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum, book 4 of the Inspector Sejer series (1998)
  4. Cover of Calling Out for You / The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum, book 5 of the Inspector Sejer series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Murder of Harriet Krohn by Karin Fossum, book 7 of the Inspector Sejer series (2004)
  6. Cover of The Water's Edge by Karin Fossum, book 8 of the Inspector Sejer series (2007)
  7. Cover of Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum, book 9 of the Inspector Sejer series (2008)
  8. Cover of I Can See in the Dark by Karin Fossum, book 2 of the Karin Fossum Standalone Novels series (2013)
  9. Cover of The Drowned Boy by Karin Fossum, book 11 of the Inspector Sejer series (2013)
  10. Cover of Hell Fire by Karin Fossum, book 12 of the Inspector Sejer series (2014)
  1. 1
    In the Darkness / Eva's EyeInspector Sejer #11995 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995314
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  2. 2
    Don't Look BackInspector Sejer #21996 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996312
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  3. 3
    He Who Fears the WolfInspector Sejer #31997 · 283 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997283
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  4. 4
    When the Devil Holds the CandleInspector Sejer #41998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  5. 5
    Calling Out for You / The Indian BrideInspector Sejer #52000 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000400
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  6. 6
    Black SecondsInspector Sejer #62002 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002272
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  7. 7
    The Murder of Harriet KrohnInspector Sejer #72004 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004256
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  8. 8
    BrokenKarin Fossum Standalone Novels #12006 · 265 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006265
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  9. 9
    The Water's EdgeInspector Sejer #82007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  10. 10
    Bad IntentionsInspector Sejer #92008 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008224
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  11. 11
    The CallerInspector Sejer #102009 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009296
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  12. 12
    I Can See in the DarkKarin Fossum Standalone Novels #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    The Drowned BoyInspector Sejer #112013 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013223
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  14. 14
    Hell FireInspector Sejer #122014 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014256
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  15. 15
    The WhispererInspector Sejer #132018 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018336
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  16. 16
    FormørkelsenInspector Sejer #142018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  17. 17
    Bakom synger dødenInspector Sejer #152021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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Karin Fossum series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Karin Fossum 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.

Karin Fossum Standalone Novels

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Karin Fossum Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Karin Fossum books run from In the Darkness / Eva's Eye (1995) to Bakom synger døden (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Karin Fossum in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Karin Fossum books in order?

You only need to read Karin Fossum books in order within the Inspector Sejer series, which holds 15 of the 17 Karin Fossum books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Karin Fossum

Start with In the Darkness / Eva's Eye (1995), the first Inspector Sejer book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Karin Fossum book?

Bakom synger døden (2021) is the newest Karin Fossum book released so far.

Is there a new Karin Fossum book coming?

No next Karin Fossum 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 Karin Fossum has won

Wikidata records 7 awards for Karin Fossum. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Amalie Skram Award2013Won
  • Cappelen Prize2003Won
  • Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation2002Wonfor Black Seconds
  • Norwegian Booksellers' Prize1997Won
  • Glass Key award1997Won
  • Riverton Prize1996Won
  • Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris1974Won

Karin Fossum at a glance

Paused
No new Karin Fossum title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Karin Fossum books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,437 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karin Fossum books, 7 of 17, were published in the 2000s.

What the Karin Fossum books are about

15 of the 17 Karin Fossum books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: norway is tagged on 9 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.