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ⓘ About John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Ajvide Lindqvist is one of the reputed authors from Sweden, who is popular for writing horror and mystery books as well as short stories. He was born on December 2, 1968, in Blackeberg, Sweden. While growing up, Lindqvist spent most of his time in the suburbs of Stockholm in Blackeberg. When he was a teenager, he used to give street performances of magic to the tourists that used to walk on Vasterlanggatan. Prior to establishing himself as a published author, Landqvist as working as a stand-up comedian and magician for a period of 12 years. The first book that author Lindqvist wrote was a romantic and social realistic horror story featuring vampires.
All Book Series by John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011
Skriften i vattnet / The Writing in the Water
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2022
Great Expectations
Series opener · book 1 of 131 · published 1861 Anthology · Charles Dickens
Mary Queen of Scots Got her Head Chopped Off
Book 2 of 131 · published 1987 Anthology · Liz Lochhead
Jane Eyre
Book 11 of 131 · published 1999 Anthology · Charlotte Brontë,Polly Teale
Love Upon the Throne
Book 16 of 131 · published 2000 Anthology · Patrick Barlow
I Just Stopped by to See the Man
Book 18 of 131 · published 2001 Anthology · Stephen Jeffreys
Push Up
Book 19 of 131 · published 2002 Anthology · Roland Schimmelpfennig,Maja Zade
His Dark Materials
Book 20 of 131 · published 2005 Anthology · Philip Pullman,Nicholas Wright
How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
Book 25 of 131 · published 2007 Anthology · Fin Kennedy
Tuesdays at Tesco's
Book 30 of 131 · published 2009 Anthology · Emmanuel Darley,Matthew Hurt,Sarah Vermande
When the Rain Stops Falling
Book 31 of 131 · published 2009 Anthology · Andrew Bovell
The Convict's Opera
Book 34 of 131 · published 2010 Anthology · Stephen Jeffreys
So You Want To Go To Drama School?
Book 35 of 131 · published 2011 Anthology · Helen Freeman
The Urban Girl's Guide to Camping and other plays
Book 36 of 131 · published 2011 Anthology · Fin Kennedy
Sex with a Stranger
Book 37 of 131 · published 2012 Anthology · Stefan Golaszewski
The Last of the Haussmans
Book 44 of 131 · published 2012 Anthology · Stephen Beresford
The Browning Version
Book 50 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · Terence Rattigan
Jez Butterworth Plays: One
Book 52 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · Jez Butterworth
#Aiww: The Arrest of AI Weiwei
Book 55 of 131 · published 2013 Anthology · Weiwei Ai
The Deep Blue Sea
Book 60 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Dan Rebellato,Terence Rattigan
Burying Your Brother In The Pavement
Book 63 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Jack Thorne
Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin
Book 64 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Enda Walsh
The Improvisation Book: How to Conduct Successful Improvisation Sessions
Book 65 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · John S.C. Abbott
Love in Idleness / Less Than Kind
Book 67 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Terence Rattigan
All the Way HomeBook 0)
Book 71 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Ayub Khan Din
Notes on Falling LeavesBook 0)
Book 72 of 131 · published 2014 Anthology · Ayub Khan-Din
The Solid Life Of Sugar Water
Book 80 of 131 · published 2015 Anthology · Jack Thorne
Kiss Me Quickstep
Book 83 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · Amanda Whittington
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child- A Play
Book 87 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · J.K. Rowling,Jack Thorne,John Tiffany
Plasticine
Book 89 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · Sasha Dugdale,Vassily Sigarev
Nice Fish
Book 92 of 131 · published 2016 Anthology · Louis Jenkins,Mark Rylance
Saying Yes
Book 99 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Griselda Gambaro,Sebastian Doggart
Goats
Book 101 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Liwaa Yazji,Katharine Halls
Jekyll & Hyde
Book 102 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Robert Louis Stevenson,Evan Placey
Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer
Book 103 of 131 · published 2017 Anthology · Michel Tremblay,Martin Bowman,Bill Findlay
The Road to Huntsville
Book 110 of 131 · published 2018 Anthology · Stephanie Ridings
Stephen Jeffreys: Plays
Book 111 of 131 · published 2018 Anthology · Stephen Jeffreys
The Prisoner
Book 116 of 131 · published 2018 Anthology · Peter Brook,Marie-Hélène Estienne
The End Of History...
Book 119 of 131 · published 2019 Anthology · Jack Thorne
Jez Butterworth Plays: Two
Book 124 of 131 · published 2020 Anthology · Jez Butterworth
Family: Three Plays
Book 125 of 131 · published 2020 Anthology · Iain Crichton Smith,Linda McLean,Riccardo Galgani
James IV: Queen Of The Fight
Book 128 of 131 · published 2022 Anthology · Rona Munro
When Winston Went To War With The Wireless
Book 129 of 131 · published 2023 Anthology · Jack Thorne
The Motive And The Cue
Book 130 of 131 · published 2023 Anthology · Jack Thorne
James V: Katherine
Latest in the series · book 131 of 131 · published 2025 Anthology · Rona Munro
Nordic Nightmares: The Best of Nordic Horror
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is John Ajvide Lindqvist?
John Ajvide Lindqvist is one of the reputed authors from Sweden, who is popular for writing horror and mystery books as well as short stories. He was born on December 2, 1968, in Blackeberg, Sweden. While growing up, Lindqvist spent most of his time in the suburbs of Stockholm in Blackeberg.
Which John Ajvide Lindqvist series should I start with?
The best place to start is the NHB Modern Plays series, the earliest of John Ajvide Lindqvist's multi-book series: it opens with Great Expectations (1861) and runs to 131 books across 1861–2025, ending with James V: Katherine (2025). John Ajvide Lindqvist's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has John Ajvide Lindqvist written?
John Ajvide Lindqvist has 149 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1861 and 2026. 138 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the NHB Modern Plays series with 131 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should John Ajvide Lindqvist's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Ajvide Lindqvist's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are NHB Modern Plays (1861–2025, 131 books), Let the Right One In (2011, 1 book) and Platserna (2014–2021, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are John Ajvide Lindqvist's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Ajvide Lindqvist's 149 books into 4 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: NHB Modern Plays (131 books, 1861–2025); Platserna (3 books, 2014–2021); Blodstormen (3 books, 2022–2024); Let the Right One In (1 book, 2011).