Character guide · 9 books · 2009 to 2022 · Set in Stockholm

Lars Kepler

Finnish-born Detective Inspector Joona Linna of Sweden’s National Crime Unit, relentless and always right, hunts serial killers with security police officer Saga Bauer, above all the escaped murderer Jurek Walter.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Lars Kepler is the pen name of Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril. Years are first Swedish publication.

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