Håkan Nesser

Håkan Nesser was awarded the 1993 Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Prize for new authors for Mind’s Eye; he received the best novel award in 1994 for Borkmann’s Point and in 1996 for Woman with Birthmark. In1999, he was awarded the Crime Writers of Scandinavia’s Glass Key Award for the best criminal novel of the year for Carambole. Mr. Nesser lives in Sweden and New York.

Books Authored

Image of The Summer of Kim Novak
Author(s):
Håkan Nesser
Genre(s):
Crime Mystery & Thriller, International Settings, Literary Fiction, Scandinavian

The Summer of Kim Novak

June 22, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Beth Kanell

“The Summer of Kim Novak brings back to life that adolescent quandary of feeling like you know more than the adults around you, but being desperately afraid that y

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Image of Münster's Case: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (6) (Inspector Van Veeteren Series)
Author(s):
Håkan Nesser
Genre(s):
International Settings, Legal/Police Procedural, Organized Crime

Münster's Case: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (6) (Inspector Van Veeteren Series)

August 10, 2012
Reviewed by: 
James Thompson - Reviewer

“Håkan Nesser is a fine writer; however, in the final analysis, Münster’s Case is just not one of his better efforts.”

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Image of The Inspector and Silence: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (5) (Inspector Van Veeteren Series)
Author(s):
Håkan Nesser
Genre(s):
International Settings, Legal/Police Procedural, Murder

The Inspector and Silence: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (5) (Inspector Van Veeteren Series)

June 19, 2011
Reviewed by: 
James Thompson - Reviewer

“. . . a nice book to read at a summer cottage by a lake, the sun shining, a couple of bottles of beer in the cooler. . . .

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