Varg Vuem Books in Order
Gunnar Staalesen has written 14 Varg Vuem books, published between 1979 and 2024. The first book is Yours Until Death (1979) and the newest is Pursued by Death (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1979–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,095 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 52–77 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,095 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Varg Veum, listed here under the spelling Varg Vuem, is Gunnar Staalesen's private investigator in the Varg Veum series. The catalogue records 14 books from Yours Until Death (1979) to Pursued by Death (2024). Subject tags set the books in Norway and list serial murder investigation, gangs and criminals. At Night All Wolves Are Grey, The Writing on the Wall, Cold Hearts, Where Roses Never Die and Big Sister are among the titles. The series continues.
How many Varg Vuem books are there?
Varg Vuem has 14 books, released between 1979 and 2024.
Varg Vuem Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Varg Vuem 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.
- 119793312/4
- 219832142/4
- 319892762/4
- 419952642/4
- 520063352/4
- 620083002/4
- 720102632/4
- 820122602/4
- 920143052/4
- 1020162592/4
- 1120202882/4
- 122021–2/4
- 132023–2/4
- 142024–2/4
Do you have to read Varg Vuem books in order?
You should read the Varg Vuem books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Varg Vuem book also stands alone.
Where to start with Varg Vuem
Start with Yours Until Death (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Varg Vuem book?
Pursued by Death (2024) is the newest Varg Vuem book released so far.
Is there a new Varg Vuem book coming?
No next Varg Vuem book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Varg Vuem at a glance
- Still running
- Varg Vuem is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Varg Vuem books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,095 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Varg Vuem books, 4 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
What the Varg Vuem books are about
9 of the 14 Varg Vuem books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 7 of 9 books
- Private investigators 7 of 9 books
- Norway 5 of 9 books
- Crime 2 of 9 books
- Varg Veum (Fictitious character) 2 of 9 books
More books by Gunnar Staalesen
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Gunnar Staalesen books in order 21 books
Series that include Varg Vuem books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Varg Veum books in order 14 books