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Character · Maardam police · 10 books

Van Veeteren

Chief inspector, later a bookseller · Håkan Nesser

Van Veeteren is a grumpy chief inspector, later an antiquarian bookseller.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Mind's Eye (1993)
Latest appearance
The G File (2003)
Books
10 (8 as lead, 2 minor)
Series
Van Veeteren
Author
Håkan Nesser
Circle
Maardam police

Where to meet Van Veeteren

Van Veeteren first appears in The Mind's Eye (1993), as the lead, book 1 of the Van Veeteren series.

Buy The Mind's Eye

Every book with Van Veeteren

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

  1. 1993LThe Mind's Eyelead · Van VeeterenBuy
  2. 1994LBorkmann's Pointlead · Van VeeterenBuy
  3. 1995LThe Returnlead · Van VeeterenBuy
  4. 1996LWoman with Birthmarklead · Van VeeterenBuy
  5. 1997LThe Inspector and Silencelead · Van VeeterenBuy
  6. 1998·Münster's Caseminor role · Van VeeterenBuy
  7. 1999LCarambolelead · Van VeeterenBuy
  8. 2000·Ewa Moreno's Caseminor role · Van VeeterenBuy
  9. 2002LThe Strangler's Honeymoonlead · Van VeeterenBuy
  10. 2003LThe G Filelead · Van VeeterenBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Ewa MorenoInspector10
MünsterInspector10
ReinhartInspector10