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Inspector Huss Books in Order

Helene Tursten has written 10 Inspector Huss books, published between 2003 and 2017. The first book is Detective Inspector Huss (2003) and the newest is Protected by the Shadows (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2003–2017
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,528 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,528 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Inspector Huss is the Swedish police detective at the centre of Helene Tursten's crime novels; the subject records name Irene Huss as the fictitious character and file the books under police procedural, women sleuths and crime. Tursten is credited on all 10 catalogued titles, published between 2003 and 2017. Detective Inspector Huss (2003) opens the run and Protected by the Shadows (2017) closes it, taking in The Torso (2006), The Glass Devil (2007), Night Rounds (2012), The Golden Calf (2013), The Fire Dance (2014), The Beige Man (2015) and Who Watcheth (2016).

How many Inspector Huss books are there?

Inspector Huss has 10 books, released between 2003 and 2017.

Inspector Huss Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Inspector Huss 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 The Torso by Helene Tursten, book 2 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2006)
  2. Cover of The Glass Devil by Helene Tursten, book 3 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2007)
  3. Cover of Night Rounds by Helene Tursten, book 4 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2012)
  4. Cover of The Golden Calf by Helene Tursten, book 5 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2013)
  5. Cover of The Fire Dance by Helene Tursten, book 6 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2014)
  6. Cover of The Beige Man by Helene Tursten, book 7 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2015)
  7. Cover of Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten, book 10 of the Detective Inspector Huss series (2017)
  1. 1
    Detective Inspector HussDetective Inspector Huss #12003 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003392
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  2. 2
    The TorsoDetective Inspector Huss #22006 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006293
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  3. 3
    The Glass DevilDetective Inspector Huss #32007 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007320
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  4. 4
    Night RoundsDetective Inspector Huss #42012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    The Golden CalfDetective Inspector Huss #52013 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013340
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  6. 6
    The Fire DanceDetective Inspector Huss #62014 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014306
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  7. 7
    The Beige ManDetective Inspector Huss #72015 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015310
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  8. 8
    The Treacherous NetDetective Inspector Huss #82015 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    20151
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  9. 9
    Who WatchethDetective Inspector Huss #92016 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016291
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  10. 10
    Protected by the ShadowsDetective Inspector Huss #102017 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017275
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Do you have to read Inspector Huss books in order?

You should read the Inspector Huss books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Inspector Huss book also stands alone.

Where to start with Inspector Huss

Start with Detective Inspector Huss (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Inspector Huss book?

Protected by the Shadows (2017) is the newest Inspector Huss book released so far.

Is there a new Inspector Huss book coming?

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

Inspector Huss at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Inspector Huss title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Inspector Huss books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,528 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Inspector Huss books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Inspector Huss books are about

All 10 Inspector Huss 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 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Helene Tursten

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.