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ⓘ About David Lagercrantz
Lagencrantz is from the town of Solna, Stockholm. Solna is an urban municipality that is home to many major businesses. The area may be best known to some as the home of the final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men’s) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup. He was born to Olof Lagercrantz and Martina Ruin. His father was a literary scholar and his mother was a publicist so words were always a major part of his life. His sister Marika Lagencrantz is an actress and diplomat. David is married with three children. He would go on to study philosophy and religion at university before graduating from the Gothenburg school of journalism.
All Book Series by David Lagercrantz
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2005 Anthology · Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Book 2 of 9 · published 2006 Anthology · Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Book 3 of 9 · published 2007 Anthology · Stieg Larsson
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons
Book 7 of 9 · published 2022 Anthology · Karin Smirnoff
The Girl with Ice in Her Veins
Book 8 of 9 · published 2025 Anthology · Karin Smirnoff
Kvinnor som hatar män
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2026 Anthology · Karin Smirnoff
I Am Zlatan
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014 Co-authored · Zlatan Ibrahimović
Death Row
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2025 Anthology · Freida McFadden
The Skydivers
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025 Anthology · Chris Bohjalian
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is David Lagercrantz?
Lagencrantz is from the town of Solna, Stockholm. Solna is an urban municipality that is home to many major businesses. The area may be best known to some as the home of the final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men's) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Which David Lagercrantz series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Millennium series, the earliest of David Lagercrantz's multi-book series: it opens with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) and runs to 9 books across 2005–2026, ending with Kvinnor som hatar män (2026). David Lagercrantz's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has David Lagercrantz written?
David Lagercrantz has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Millennium series with 9 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should David Lagercrantz's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Lagercrantz's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Millennium (2005–2026, 9 books), Rekke & Vargas (2021–2026, 3 books) and Alibis Collection (2025, 6 books).
How are David Lagercrantz's books organised into series?
This guide splits David Lagercrantz's 26 books into 3 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Millennium (9 books, 2005–2026); Alibis Collection (6 books, 2025); Rekke & Vargas (3 books, 2021–2026).