The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 11 books · 2005 to 2019 · Set in Reykjavík

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralAmateur sleuthPsychological suspenseLegal thriller

Icelandic writer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir began with lawyer Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, who takes cases nobody else will, and moved on to darker police thrillers with child psychologist Freyja and detective Huldar in Reykjavík.

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. Years are of the Icelandic editions; the later Freyja and Huldar books are a best estimate. Standalone horror novels are left out.

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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir books in order

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Thóra Gudmundsdóttir

6 books · Set in ReykjavíkAmateur sleuthLegal thriller
  1. 1Last Rituals2005With Thóra GudmundsdóttirBuy on Amazon
  2. 2My Soul to Take2006With Thóra GudmundsdóttirBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Ashes to Dust2007With Thóra GudmundsdóttirBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Day Is Dark2008With Thóra GudmundsdóttirBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Someone to Watch Over Me2009With Thóra GudmundsdóttirBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Silence of the Sea2011With Thóra GudmundsdóttirBuy on Amazon

Freyja and Huldar

5 books · Set in ReykjavíkPolice proceduralPsychological suspense
  1. 1The Legacy2014With Freyja and HuldarBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Reckoning2015With Freyja and HuldarBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Absolution2016With Freyja and HuldarBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Gallows Rock2017With Freyja and HuldarBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Thirst2019With Freyja and HuldarBuy on Amazon

Characters

5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Thóra's cases

Freyja and Huldar