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ⓘ About Jonas Jonasson
Jonas currently makes his home in Gotland, a small island in Sweden, where he lives with his son and a large coterie of chickens and cats. Jonasson found literary stardom pretty late in his life as he initially got his start as a journalist working in Sweden. Jonas Jonasson’s novel “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” is a work set in Sweden. It turns out that the suitcase is full of money that was the payment to a group of bikers that had been paid to them by a Russian mafia group for services rendered in a drug deal. What follows from here is an amusing story of drug dealers who try to get back the money. In the meantime, the police have started a nationwide hunt for the octogenarian over a triple murder.
All Book Series by Jonas Jonasson
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2009
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2013
The Distinctly Competent District Councillor
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jonas Jonasson?
Jonas currently makes his home in Gotland, a small island in Sweden, where he lives with his son and a large coterie of chickens and cats. Jonasson found literary stardom pretty late in his life as he initially got his start as a journalist working in Sweden. Jonas Jonasson’s novel “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” is a work set in Sweden.
Which Jonas Jonasson series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Hundred-Year-Old Man series, the earliest of Jonas Jonasson's multi-book series: it opens with The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2009) and runs to 2 books across 2009–2018, ending with The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (2018).
How many books has Jonas Jonasson written?
Jonas Jonasson has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2026. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Hundred-Year-Old Man series with 2 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jonas Jonasson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jonas Jonasson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Hundred-Year-Old Man (2009–2018, 2 books).
How are Jonas Jonasson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jonas Jonasson's 8 books into 1 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Hundred-Year-Old Man (2 books, 2009–2018).