The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 6 books · 2002 to 2009 · Set in Aarhus

Dicte Svendsen Books in Order

Dicte Svendsen is a crime reporter in Aarhus, Denmark, with a troubled past in a strict religious community. Her investigations often cross those of police detective John Wagner. The books became a television series.

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Series facts

Books
6
Published
2002 to 2009
First book
Skjulte fejl og mangler
Latest
Vold og magt (2009)
Setting
Set in Aarhus

The reading order

Every Dicte Svendsen book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

6 books · Set in Aarhus
  1. 1Skjulte fejl og mangler2002With Dicte SvendsenIn Dicte Svendsen’s first case, the Aarhus crime reporter looks into the death of a newborn baby found in the city.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Selvrisiko2004With Dicte SvendsenBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Personskade2006With Dicte SvendsenBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Next of Kin2007With Dicte SvendsenIn the wake of the London bombings, Dicte receives an anonymous video of a brutal killing, and joins Inspector John Wagner and Danish intelligence to find the killer, who seems to know her darkest secrets.Buy on Amazon
  5. 5Life and Limb2008With Dicte SvendsenA young woman is found dead beside a car near a sports stadium, in a murder so strange that Dicte realises she is facing a deeply disturbing killer.Buy on Amazon
  6. 6Vold og magt2009With Dicte SvendsenBuy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read the books in order where possible. Only some have been translated into English, as Next of Kin and Life and Limb.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Dicte Svendsen book
BookDicte SvendsenJohn Wagner
1 Skjulte fejl og manglerLLeadMMajor
2 SelvrisikoLLeadMMajor
3 PersonskadeLLeadMMajor
4 Next of KinLLeadMMajor
5 Life and LimbLLeadMMajor
6 Vold og magtLLeadMMajor

Characters in the Dicte Svendsen books

2 characters from Elsebeth Egholm’s chart, with the number of Dicte Svendsen books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Dicte SvendsenCrime reporter in Aarhus6Skjulte fejl og mangler 2002
John WagnerAarhus police detective6Skjulte fejl og mangler 2002