Order of Book Series
0

Inspector Sejer Books in Order

Inspector Sejer by Karin Fossum contains 15 books, published between 1995 and 2021. The first book is In the Darkness / Eva's Eye (1995) and the newest is Bakom synger døden (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1995–2021
Confirmed
15 of 15 titles
Pages on record
3,172 in 11 of 15 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,172 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

See all 15 books in order Printable Inspector Sejer checklist

Inspector Sejer is Konrad Sejer, the Norwegian police detective at the head of Karin Fossum's crime series. In the Darkness, also published as Eva's Eye, opened the run in 1995, and Don't Look Back (1996), He Who Fears the Wolf (1997), The Indian Bride (2000) and The Murder of Harriet Krohn (2004) follow. Murder investigations and missing persons drive the plots, and most of the books have been translated into English. Fifteen titles make up the series, the last in 2021.

How many Inspector Sejer books are there?

Inspector Sejer has 15 books, released between 1995 and 2021.

Inspector Sejer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Inspector Sejer 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 In the Darkness / Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum, book 1 of the Inspector Sejer series (1995)
  2. Cover of He Who Fears the Wolf by Karin Fossum, book 3 of the Inspector Sejer series (1997)
  3. Cover of When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum, book 4 of the Inspector Sejer series (1998)
  4. Cover of Calling Out for You / The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum, book 5 of the Inspector Sejer series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Murder of Harriet Krohn by Karin Fossum, book 7 of the Inspector Sejer series (2004)
  6. Cover of The Water's Edge by Karin Fossum, book 8 of the Inspector Sejer series (2007)
  7. Cover of Bad Intentions by Karin Fossum, book 9 of the Inspector Sejer series (2008)
  8. Cover of The Drowned Boy by Karin Fossum, book 11 of the Inspector Sejer series (2013)
  9. Cover of Hell Fire by Karin Fossum, book 12 of the Inspector Sejer series (2014)
  1. 1
    In the Darkness / Eva's Eye1995 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995314
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Don't Look Back1996 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996312
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    He Who Fears the Wolf1997 · 283 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997283
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    When the Devil Holds the Candle1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Calling Out for You / The Indian Bride2000 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Black Seconds2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Murder of Harriet Krohn2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Water's Edge2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Bad Intentions2008 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Caller2009 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009296
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Drowned Boy2013 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013223
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Hell Fire2014 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Whisperer2018 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Formørkelsen2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Bakom synger døden2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Is there a chronological order for Inspector Sejer?

No separate chronological order is on record for Inspector Sejer, 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 Inspector Sejer books in order?

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

Where to start with Inspector Sejer

Start with In the Darkness / Eva's Eye (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Inspector Sejer book?

Bakom synger døden (2021) is the newest Inspector Sejer book released so far.

Is there a new Inspector Sejer book coming?

No next Inspector Sejer 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 Inspector Sejer has won

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

Inspector Sejer at a glance

Paused
No new Inspector Sejer title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Inspector Sejer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,172 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 283 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Inspector Sejer books, 6 of 15, were published in the 2000s.

What the Inspector Sejer books are about

13 of the 15 Inspector Sejer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 9 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Karin Fossum

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