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Inspector Van Veeteren Books in Order

Inspector Van Veeteren by Hakan Nesser contains 11 books, published between 1998 and 2013. The first book is Münsters Fall [German] (1998) and the newest is The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1998–2013
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
1,239 in 4 of 11 books
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Inspector Van Veeteren is a police detective in Hakan Nesser's crime series, 11 books catalogued between 1998 and 2013. Borkmann's Point, The Return, The Mind's Eye, Woman with Birthmark, The Inspector and Silence and Hour of the Wolf make up the middle of the run, which closes with The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013). Murder, serial killings and police investigation fill the subject tags, and a chronological order exists alongside publication order.

How many Inspector Van Veeteren books are there?

Inspector Van Veeteren has 11 books, released between 1998 and 2013.

Inspector Van Veeteren Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Inspector Van Veeteren 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 Borkmann's Point by Hakan Nesser, book 2 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2006)
  2. Cover of The Return by Hakan Nesser, book 3 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2007)
  3. Cover of Woman with Birthmark by Hakan Nesser, book 5 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2009)
  4. Cover of The Inspector and Silence by Hakan Nesser, book 6 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2010)
  5. Cover of The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case by Hakan Nesser, book 7 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2012)
  6. Cover of Hour of the Wolf by Hakan Nesser, book 8 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2012)
  7. Cover of The Weeping Girl by Hakan Nesser, book 10 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2013)
  8. Cover of The Strangler's Honeymoon by Hakan Nesser, book 11 of the Inspector Van Veeteren series (2013)
  1. 1
    Münsters Fall [German]1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  2. 2
    Borkmann's Point2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006336
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  3. 3
    The Return2007 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007321
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  4. 4
    The Mind's Eye2008 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008277
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  5. 5
    Woman with Birthmark2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    The Inspector and Silence2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  7. 7
    The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case2012 · 305 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012305
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  8. 8
    Hour of the Wolf2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    The G File2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    The Weeping Girl2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  11. 11
    The Strangler's Honeymoon2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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Inspector Van Veeteren Books in Chronological Order

In story order, The Mind's Eye comes first and Münsters Fall [German] comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 11 books below run in that in-universe sequence.

  1. 4
    The Mind's Eye2008 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008277
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  2. 2
    Borkmann's Point2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Return2007 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007321
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 5
    Woman with Birthmark2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  5. 6
    The Inspector and Silence2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  6. 7
    The Unlucky Lottery / Munster's Case2012 · 305 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012305
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 8
    Hour of the Wolf2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  8. 9
    The G File2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  9. 10
    The Weeping Girl2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  10. 11
    The Strangler's Honeymoon2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  11. 1
    Münsters Fall [German]1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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Do you have to read Inspector Van Veeteren books in order?

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

Where to start with Inspector Van Veeteren

Start with Münsters Fall [German] (1998), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, The Mind's Eye comes first.

What is the newest Inspector Van Veeteren book?

The Strangler's Honeymoon (2013) is the newest Inspector Van Veeteren book released so far.

Is there a new Inspector Van Veeteren book coming?

No next Inspector Van Veeteren 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 Van Veeteren at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Inspector Van Veeteren title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Inspector Van Veeteren books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,239 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 313 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Inspector Van Veeteren books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Inspector Van Veeteren books are about

9 of the 11 Inspector Van Veeteren books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Hakan Nesser

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