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

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 (With: Laurie Thompson)(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

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

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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.

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