Kjell Eriksson Books in Order
Kjell Eriksson has written 9 books, published between 2006 and 2021. The first book is The Princess of Burundi (2006) and the newest is The Deathwatch Beetle (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2006–2021
- Total pages
- 2,797 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 47–70 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,797 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Kjell Eriksson is a Swedish crime writer, and Ann Lindell, a detective chief inspector, leads Eriksson's central series. The Swedish Crime Academy named the first Lindell novel Best First Novel of 1999, and Prinsessan av Burundi, the fourth, took the Best Swedish Crime Novel award in 2002; Öppen grav, published in 2009, ended the series as its tenth novel. Nine books are catalogued here, from The Princess of Burundi (2006) to The Deathwatch Beetle (2021). Sweden, missing persons and murder investigation are the recurring subjects.
How many Kjell Eriksson books are there?
Kjell Eriksson has 9 books, released between 2006 and 2021.
Kjell Eriksson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Kjell Eriksson 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.
- 120063202/4
- 220073282/4
- 320083682/4
- 420113102/4
- 520143112/4
- 620152802/4
- 720163042/4
- 820202882/4
- 920212882/4
Kjell Eriksson 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.
Ann Lindell in order
9 booksDo you have to read Kjell Eriksson books in order?
You only need to read Kjell Eriksson books in order within the Ann Lindell series, which holds 9 of the 9 Kjell Eriksson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Kjell Eriksson
Start with The Princess of Burundi (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kjell Eriksson book?
The Deathwatch Beetle (2021) is the newest Kjell Eriksson book released so far.
Is there a new Kjell Eriksson book coming?
No next Kjell Eriksson 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 Kjell Eriksson has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Kjell Eriksson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Ivar Lo Award2013Won
- Best Swedish Crime Novel Award2002Won
Kjell Eriksson at a glance
- Paused
- No new Kjell Eriksson title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Kjell Eriksson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,797 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kjell Eriksson books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kjell Eriksson books are about
All 9 Kjell Eriksson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sweden is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Sweden 6 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 9 books
- Crime 3 of 9 books
- Ann Lindell (Fictitious character) 2 of 9 books
- Germanic literature 2 of 9 books
- Investigation 2 of 9 books
- Missing persons 2 of 9 books
- Murder 2 of 9 books