Detective Konrad Books in Order
Detective Konrad by Arnaldur Indridason contains 5 books, published between 2017 and 2023. The first book is The Darkness Knows (2017) and the newest is The Girl by the Bridge (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2017–2023
- Confirmed
- 5 of 5 titles
- Pages on record
- 352 in 1 of 5 books
Detective Konrad is a crime series by Arnaldur Indridason, five books published between 2017 and 2023. The Darkness Knows (2017) opens it in translation, followed by The Quiet Mother (2020) and The Girl by the Bridge (2023); Tregasteinn (2019) and Kyrrþey (2022) are listed under their Icelandic titles. No book has followed since 2023.
How many Detective Konrad books are there?
Detective Konrad has 5 books, released between 2017 and 2023.
Detective Konrad Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Detective Konrad 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.
- 1The Darkness Knows2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420173523/4
- 2Tregasteinn2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 3The Quiet Mother / Þagnarmúr2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 4Kyrrþey2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 5The Girl by the Bridge2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Detective Konrad?
No separate chronological order is on record for Detective Konrad, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Detective Konrad books in order?
You should read the Detective Konrad books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Detective Konrad book also stands alone.
Where to start with Detective Konrad
Start with The Darkness Knows (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Detective Konrad book?
The Girl by the Bridge (2023) is the newest Detective Konrad book released so far.
Is there a new Detective Konrad book coming?
No next Detective Konrad book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Detective Konrad at a glance
- Paused
- No new Detective Konrad title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Detective Konrad books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 352 pages across the 1 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Detective Konrad books, 3 of 5, were published in the 2020s.
What the Detective Konrad books are about
1 of the 5 Detective Konrad books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Germanic literature 1 of 1 books
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