Hanne Wilhelmsen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blind Goddess |
1993 |
Buy |
| La dea cieca |
1993 |
N/A |
| Blessed Are Those Who Thirst |
1993 |
Buy |
| Death of the Demon |
1995 |
Buy |
| Pahan varjot |
2014 |
N/A |
| Murhan varjossa |
- |
N/A |
| The Lion’s Mouth |
1997 |
Buy |
| Dead Joker |
1999 |
Buy |
| No Echo |
2000 |
Buy |
| Utan eko |
2000 |
N/A |
| Beyond the Truth |
2003 |
Buy |
| Bortom sanningen |
2003 |
N/A |
| 1222 |
2007 |
Buy |
| Odd Numbers / Offline |
2015 |
Buy |
| Offline |
2015 |
N/A |
| In Dust and Ashes |
2016 |
Buy |
| Det ellevte manus |
2022 |
Buy |
Sara Zuckerman Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Flimmer |
2010 |
N/A |
| Sudden Death |
2014 |
N/A |
| Not currently available in English. |
- |
N/A |
Selma Falck Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Grave for Two |
2018 |
Buy |
| Vejrbidt |
2019 |
N/A |
| A Necessary Death |
2020 |
Buy |
| Mandela-effekten |
2020 |
N/A |
| A Memory for Murder |
2021 |
Buy |
Vik & Stubø Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Castigo |
2001 |
N/A |
| Punishment / What Is Mine |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Final Murder |
2004 |
N/A |
| The Final Murder / What Never Happens |
2004 |
Buy |
| Death in Oslo |
2006 |
Buy |
| Fear Not |
2008 |
Buy |
| Skyggedød |
2012 |
N/A |
| What Dark Clouds Hide |
2012 |
Buy |
Anne Holt is one of Norway’s most prominent crime fiction writers, with a career spanning three decades and over thirty books. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a police officer, a lawyer, and briefly served as Norway’s Minister of Justice. This background gives her fiction an authenticity that extends beyond procedural detail into the politics and ethics of law enforcement.
Her longest-running series features Hanne Wilhelmsen, a detective whose cases span seventeen books from 1993 to 2022. The Vik and Stubo series (eight books) and the Selma Falck series (five books) offer different perspectives on Norwegian crime, while the Sara Zuckerman series adds a further dimension to her catalog. Holt’s work has been translated widely and is a staple of the Scandinavian noir genre.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Anne Holt written?
Anne Holt has written 33 books across four series.
What was Anne Holt's first book?
Anne Holt’s first book is Blessed Are Those Who Thirst, published in 1993.
How has Anne Holt's legal career influenced her writing?
Holt served as Norway’s Minister of Justice in 1996-1997 and worked as a police officer and lawyer before that. Her professional experience gives her crime novels a strong procedural foundation and a nuanced understanding of the Norwegian justice system.