The Recurring Cast
Character · Ystad police · 10 books

Martinsson

Detective and Wallander’s colleague · Henning Mankell

Martinsson is a young detective and Wallander’s colleague.

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Character facts

First appearance
Faceless Killers (1991)
Latest appearance
The Troubled Man (2009)
Books
10 (10 major)
Series
Kurt Wallander
Author
Henning Mankell
Circle
Ystad police

Where to meet Martinsson

Martinsson first appears in Faceless Killers (1991), in a major role, book 1 of the Kurt Wallander series.

Buy Faceless Killers

Every book with Martinsson

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1991MFaceless Killersmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  2. 1992MThe Dogs of Rigamajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  3. 1993MThe White Lionessmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  4. 1994MThe Man Who Smiledmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  5. 1995MSidetrackedmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  6. 1996MThe Fifth Womanmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  7. 1997MOne Step Behindmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  8. 1998MFirewallmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  9. 2002MBefore the Frostmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy
  10. 2009MThe Troubled Manmajor role · Kurt WallanderBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Kurt WallanderDetective Inspector in Ystad10
Linda WallanderKurt’s daughter, a new police officer10
Povel WallanderKurt’s father, a painter8
SvedbergDetective7
Ann-Britt HöglundDetective6
Baiba LiepaLatvian widow Wallander loves6