Crime fiction
Kurt Wallander
Kurt Wallander is a fictional police inspector living and working in Ystad, Sweden. In the novels, he solves shocking murders with his colleagues. The novels have an underlying question: "What went wrong with Swedish society?" The series has won many awards, including the German Crime Prize and the British 2001 CWA Gold Dagger for
Sidetracked. The ninth book,
The Pyramid, is a collection of short stories about Wallander's past. Ten years after
The Pyramid, Mankell published another Wallander novel,
The Troubled Man, which he said would definitely be the last in the series.
- Mördare utan ansikte (1991; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Faceless Killers, 1997)
- Hundarna i Riga (1992; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Dogs of Riga, 2001)
- Den vita lejoninnan (1993; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The White Lioness, 1998)
- Mannen som log (1994; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Man Who Smiled, 2005)
- Villospår (1995; English translation by Steven T. Murray: Sidetracked, 1999)
- Den femte kvinnan (1996; English translation by Steven T. Murray: The Fifth Woman, 2000)
- Steget efter (1997; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: One Step Behind, 2002)
- Brandvägg (1998; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Firewall, 2002)
- Pyramiden (1999; short stories; English translation by Ebba Segerberg with Laurie Thompson: The Pyramid, 2008)
- Den orolige mannen (2009; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Troubled Man, 2011)
Linda Wallander
- Innan frosten (2002; English translation by Ebba Segerberg: Before the Frost, 2005)
Others
- Danslärarens återkomst (2000; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Return of the Dancing Master, 2004)
- Kennedys hjärna (2007; English translation by Laurie Thompson: Kennedy's Brain, 2007- U.S. Release)
- Kinesen (2007; English translation by Laurie Thompson: The Man from Beijing, 2010)
Other fiction
- Vettvillingen (1977)
- Fångvårdskolonin som försvann (1979)
- Dödsbrickan (1980)
- En seglares död (1981)
- Daisy Sisters (1982)
- Sagan om Isidor (1984)
- Leopardens öga (1990); English translation by Steven T. Murray: The Eye of the Leopard, (2008)
- Comédia infantil (1995); English translation by Tiina Nunnally: Chronicler of the Winds, (2006)
- Vindens son (2000); English translation by Steven T. Murray: Son of the Wind, (forthcoming in 2012)
- Tea-Bag (2001)
- Djup (2004); English translation by Laurie Thompson: Depths, (2006)
- Italienska skor (2006); English translation by Laurie Thompson: Italian Shoes, (2009)
Children's books
Books about Sofia
- Secrets in the Fire ... 2000 (Eldens hemlighet, 1995 )
- Playing with Fire ... 2002 (Eldens gåta, 2001)
- The Fury in the Fire — 2009 (Eldens vrede, 2005)
Joel Gustafsson series
- A Bridge to the Stars ... 2005 (Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna ... 1990)
- Shadows in the Twilight ... 2007 (Skuggorna växer i skymningen ... 1991)
- When the Snow Fell ... 2007 (Pojken som sov med snö i sin säng — 1996)
- The Journey to the End of the World ... 2008 (Resan till världens ände — 1998)
For younger children
- The Cat Who Liked Rain — 2007
Film and television
Mankell has also written original screenplays for television.
- Unnamed Ingmar Bergman docudrama (2012) TV mini-series
- Talismanen (2003) TV mini-series (Co-written with Jan Guillou)
- Labyrinten (2000) TV mini-series
- Etterfølgeren (1997)