Rebecka Martinsson Books in Order
Rebecka Martinsson is a successful Stockholm tax lawyer who is drawn back to Kiruna, the mining town in the far north of Sweden where she grew up, and later becomes a prosecutor there. She works with the practical, unflappable police inspector Anna-Maria Mella.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2003 to 2021
- First book
- Sun Storm
- Latest
- The Sins of Our Fathers (2021)
- Setting
- Set in Kiruna
The reading order
Every Rebecka Martinsson book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
- 1Sun Storm2003With Rebecka MartinssonViktor Strandgård, a charismatic young preacher whose near-death vision made him famous, is found murdered in his church in Kiruna.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Blood Spilt2004With Rebecka MartinssonMildred Nilsson, an outspoken woman priest who made enemies in the parish, is found hanged in a church near Kiruna.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Black Path2006With Rebecka MartinssonA woman is found frozen to death in an ice-fishing hut on Lake Torneträsk, and Anna-Maria Mella’s investigation leads to a mining company with powerful founders.Buy on Amazon
- 4Until Thy Wrath Be Past2008With Rebecka MartinssonIn spring, the body of a teenage girl, Wilma, is found in a river near Kiruna.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Second Deadly Sin2012With Rebecka MartinssonA bear is shot near Kiruna, and human remains are found inside it.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Sins of Our Fathers2021With Rebecka MartinssonA dying forensic pathologist asks lawyer Rebecka Martinsson to look into a murder too old to prosecute: a body found in a freezer belongs to a man who vanished in 1962, the father of a famous boxer.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the books in order, starting with Sun Storm. Rebecka’s past, her fragile state of mind and her life in Kurravaara build across the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Rebecka Martinsson | Anna-Maria Mella | Sven-Erik Stålnacke | Krister Eriksson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun Storm | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 2 The Blood Spilt | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 3 The Black Path | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 4 Until Thy Wrath Be Past | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 5 The Second Deadly Sin | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 6 The Sins of Our Fathers | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Rebecka Martinsson books
4 characters from Åsa Larsson’s chart, with the number of Rebecka Martinsson books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecka MartinssonLawyer turned prosecutor in Kiruna | 6 | Sun Storm 2003 |
| Anna-Maria MellaKiruna police inspector | 6 | Sun Storm 2003 |
| Sven-Erik StålnackeMella's colleague | 6 | Sun Storm 2003 |
| Krister ErikssonPolice dog handler | 4 | The Black Path 2006 |