Inspectors
Who did what where? The Scandinavian crime fiction inspectors are presented in alphabetical order.
Martin Beck
Sjöwall-Wahlöö's Martin Beck works for the Central Bureau of Investigation in Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Beck is the central character in Rosanna, The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, The Man on the Balcony, The Laughing Policeman, The Fire Engine That Disappeared, Murder at the Savoy, The Abominable Man, The Locked Room, Cop Killer and The Terrorists.
Mikael Blomkvist
Stieg Larsson's Millennium series protagonist is a journalist by profession. Mikael Blomkvist stars in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire. The last part of the trilogy has not yet been published in English. (Swedish title Luftslottet som sprängdes.)
Rebecka Martinsson
Åsa Larsson's heroine was born in Kiruna in northern Sweden, but is now a tax lawyer at a Stockholm law firm. Rebecka Martinsson stars in Sun Storm, The Blood Spilt and The Black Path.
Konrad Sejer
Inspector Sejer stars in Karin Fossum's Don't Look Back, He Who Fears the Wolf, When the Devil Holds the Candle, The Indian Bride and in the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Black Seconds.
Erlendur Sveinsson
Arnaldur Indridason's inspector Erlendur stars in the Reykjavik thrillers Jar City, Silence of the Grave, Voices, The Draining Lake, and Arctic Chill.
Kurt Wallander
Henning Mankell's world weary Kurt Wallander is Chief Inspector at the Ystad Police Department in southern Sweden. Kurt Wallander stars in Faceless Killers, The Dogs of Riga, The White Lioness, The Man Who Smiled, Sidetracked, The Fifth Woman, One Step Behind and Firewall. Kurt Wallander's daughter Linda Wallander stars in Before the Frost.
Van Veeteren
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is a veteran of 30 years of police work who appreciates fine food and drink. Håkan Nesser's contemplative inspector is based in the fictitious town Maardam and stars in The Mind's Eye, Borkmann's Point and The Return.
Erik Winter
Åke Edwardson's Erik Winter the maverick in this investigative company. Why? He's happily married! Erik Winter stars in Sun and Shadow, Never End and in the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Frozen Tracks.
