Order of Henning Mankell Books
Henning Mankell was a Swedish author of crime fiction and children’s books. He was best known for his mystery series of novels featuring Kurt Wallander. Aside from being an author, Mankell was well-known for his left-wing political activism. His grandfather, who he shares a name with, was a piano composer. He is married to Eva Bergman, the daughter of Ingmar Bergman.
Mankell passed in October 2015.
His first novel was entitled Vettvillingen and was published in 1977, although it’s never been translated into English. His books have been translated into English since 1990. Below is a list of Henning Mankell’s books in order of publication, which is also their chronological order:
Publication Order of Joel Gustafsson Books
| A Bridge to the Stars | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadows in the Twilight | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When the Snow Fell | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Journey to the End of the World | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Kurt Wallander Books
| Faceless Killers | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dogs of Riga | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The White Lioness | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man Who Smiled | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sidetracked | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fifth Woman | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Step Behind | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Firewall | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Troubled Man | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Event in Autumn | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Kurt Wallander Collections
| The Pyramid: The First Wallander Cases | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sofia Alface Books
| Secrets in the Fire | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Playing with Fire | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fury in the Fire / Shadow of the Leopard | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Linda Wallander Books
| Before the Frost | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Fredrik WelinBooks
| Italian Shoes | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| After the Fire | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Eye of the Leopard | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chronicler of the Winds | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Return of the Dancing Master | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Daniel | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Depths | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kennedy's Brain | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man from Beijing | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shadow Girls / Tea-Bag | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Treacherous Paradise | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rock Blaster | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| The Cat Who Liked Rain | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Quicksand | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| I Die, But the Memory Lives On | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wallander's First Case | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Freedom | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Darker Shade of Sweden: Original Stories by Sweden's Greatest Crime Writers | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Mankell’s books Faceless Killers, Sidetracked, The Fifth Woman, The Eye of the Leopard and Daniel were translated by Steven T. Murray.
The Dogs of Riga, The White Lioness, The Man Who Smiled, The Troubled Man, The Return of the Dancing Master, Kennedy’s Brain and The Man from Beijing were translated by Laurie Thompson.
One Step Behind, Firewall, Before the Frost and The Shadow Girls were translated into English by Ebba Segerberg.
Chronicler of the Winds was translated into English by Tiina Nunnally.