- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson: This gripping thriller, set in contemporary Stockholm, follows journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander as they investigate a decades-old disappearance.
- Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann: This historical novel is set in 18th-century Stockholm and follows the adventures of Mr. Emil Larsson, a customs officer who becomes embroiled in a political conspiracy.
- The Red Room by August Strindberg: This classic Swedish novel is set in late 19th-century Stockholm and explores the psychological complexities of a love triangle in aristocratic society.
- Popular Music from Vittula by Mikael Niemi: Although not strictly set in Stockholm, this coming-of-age novel is partially based in the city and follows a young boy named Matti growing up in Tornedalen, northern Sweden, with dreams of escaping to the bigger world.
- The Unseen by Mari Jungstedt: This crime novel, part of the Anders Knutas series, takes place on the Swedish island of Gotland, but features connections to Stockholm as Detective Inspector Knutas investigates a string of murders.
- The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist: Set in a dystopian future Stockholm, this thought-provoking novel tells the story of people who are deemed expendable by society and forced to donate their organs.
- As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka: This young adult novel is set in contemporary Stockholm and follows Lumikki Andersson, a Finnish teenager who becomes entangled in a web of crime and intrigue after discovering a stash of bloodstained money.
- The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: This police procedural, part of the Martin Beck series, takes place in Stockholm and follows Detective Inspector Beck as he investigates a mass murder on a bus.
- Aniara by Harry Martinson: Although not exclusively set in Stockholm, this epic science fiction poem takes place on a spaceship named Aniara, which departs from the city on a doomed journey into the cosmos.
- The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg: This crime novel, part of the Patrik Hedström series, is set in the small Swedish town of Fjällbacka, but features connections to Stockholm as Hedström investigates a murder connected to his own family.
WANDERLIST: Ten famous novels set in Stockholm
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