Van Veeteren book 1 · 1993
The Mind's Eye
Janek Mitter wakes up after a heavy night to find his wife drowned in the bath. He is convicted of her murder, though he cannot remember killing her, and then he is murdered too.
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Book facts
- Author
- Håkan Nesser
- Series
- Van Veeteren, book 1 of 10
- Published
- 1993
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Maardam
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Mind's Eye
4 recurring or key characters from Håkan Nesser’s chart. Introduces Van Veeteren, Münster, Reinhart and Ewa Moreno.
Lead 1
- Van VeeterenFirst appearanceChief inspector, later a bookseller
Major 1
- MünsterFirst appearanceInspector
Minor and cameo 2
- ReinhartFirst appearanceInspector
- Ewa MorenoFirst appearanceInspector
Also featuring these characters
Other Håkan Nesser books that share the most characters with The Mind's Eye.
- The Return1995 · Van Veeteren · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Woman with Birthmark1996 · Van Veeteren · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Inspector and Silence1997 · Van Veeteren · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Münster's Case1998 · Van Veeteren · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon