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Patrik Hedstrom Books in Order

Camilla Lackberg has written 11 Patrik Hedstrom books, published between 2004 and 2024. The first book is The Ice Princess (2004) and the newest is The Cuckoo (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2004–2024
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,878 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,878 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Patrik Hedstrom checklist

Patrik Hedstrom is the detective at the centre of Camilla Lackberg's Fjällbacka novels, a Swedish police series running to 11 books between 2004 and 2024. The Ice Princess (2004) opens the sequence, followed by The Preacher (2004), The Stonecutter (2005), The Hidden Child (2007) and The Drowning (2008). Subjects cover murder investigation, serial murders and town life in Sweden, and The Cuckoo (2024) is the most recent entry.

How many Patrik Hedstrom books are there?

Patrik Hedstrom has 11 books, released between 2004 and 2024.

Patrik Hedstrom Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Patrik Hedstrom 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 Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg, book 1 of the Fjällbacka series (2004)
  2. Cover of The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg, book 2 of the Fjällbacka series (2004)
  3. Cover of The Stonecutter by Camilla Lackberg, book 3 of the Fjällbacka series (2005)
  4. Cover of The Gallows Bird / The Stranger by Camilla Lackberg, book 4 of the Fjällbacka series (2006)
  5. Cover of The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg, book 5 of the Fjällbacka series (2007)
  6. Cover of The Drowning by Camilla Lackberg, book 6 of the Fjällbacka series (2008)
  7. Cover of The Lost Boy by Camilla Lackberg, book 7 of the Fjällbacka series (2009)
  8. Cover of Buried Angels by Camilla Lackberg, book 8 of the Fjällbacka series (2011)
  9. Cover of The Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg, book 9 of the Fjällbacka series (2014)
  10. Cover of The Girl In The Woods by Camilla Lackberg, book 10 of the Fjällbacka series (2017)
  1. 1
    The Ice PrincessFjällbacka #12004 · 393 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004393
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  2. 2
    The PreacherFjällbacka #22004 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004419
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  3. 3
    The StonecutterFjällbacka #32005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  4. 4
    The Gallows Bird / The StrangerFjällbacka #42006 · 591 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006591
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  5. 5
    The Hidden ChildFjällbacka #52007 · 506 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007506
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  6. 6
    The DrowningFjällbacka #62008 · 476 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008476
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  7. 7
    The Lost BoyFjällbacka #72009 · 493 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009493
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  8. 8
    Buried AngelsFjällbacka #82011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    The Ice ChildFjällbacka #92014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  10. 10
    The Girl In The WoodsFjällbacka #102017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  11. 11
    The CuckooFjällbacka #112024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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Do you have to read Patrik Hedstrom books in order?

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

Where to start with Patrik Hedstrom

Start with The Ice Princess (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Patrik Hedstrom book?

The Cuckoo (2024) is the newest Patrik Hedstrom book released so far.

Is there a new Patrik Hedstrom book coming?

No next Patrik Hedstrom 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 Patrik Hedstrom has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Patrik Hedstrom. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Patrik Hedstrom at a glance

Still running
Patrik Hedstrom is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Patrik Hedstrom books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,878 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 484 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Patrik Hedstrom books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Patrik Hedstrom books are about

10 of the 11 Patrik Hedstrom 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 Camilla Lackberg

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

Series that include Patrik Hedstrom books

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