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Carl Hamilton novels reading order

Jan Guillou

  1. Coq Rouge1986
  2. Der demokratische Terrorist1987
  3. I nationens intresse1988
  4. De vijand van de vijand1989
  5. Den hedervärde mördaren1990
  6. Vendetta1991
  7. Niemandsland: Russische kernwapens op de zwarte markt1992
  8. Den enda segern1993
  9. I hennes majestäts tjänst1994
  10. A Citizen Raised above Every Suspicion1995
  11. Madame Terror2006
  12. But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter2008
  13. Every volume in order (14) ↓
14 volumes
Volumes
1986–2008
Published
Completed
Status

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Coq Rouge
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Publication order

14 volumes1986–2008Completed

  • Jan Guillou’s Swedish spy thrillers about Carl Hamilton, a count and former left-wing radical recruited into military intelligence and trained in the United States with Navy SEALs, codenamed Coq Rouge.
  • Starting in 1986 in the last years of the Cold War, the books send him from Stockholm to the Middle East, Russia and beyond, mixing action with sharp criticism of Swedish security politics.
  • Guillou himself was convicted in 1973 as a journalist for exposing a secret Swedish intelligence agency.
  • Huge sellers at home and filmed several times.
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Every volume in order

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  1. Coq Rouge
    1986
  2. Der demokratische Terrorist
    1987
  3. I nationens intresse
    1988
  4. De vijand van de vijand
    1989
  5. Den hedervärde mördaren
    1990
  6. Vendetta
    1991
  7. Niemandsland: Russische kernwapens op de zwarte markt
    1992
  8. Den enda segern
    1993
  9. I hennes majestäts tjänst
    1994
  10. A Citizen Raised above Every Suspicion
    1995
  11. Madame Terror
    2006
  12. But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
    2008
  13. Hamlon
    1995
  14. Den som dödade helvetets änglar
    2022
14 volumes on a timeline, 1986 to 2022
  1. Coq Rouge
    Coq Rouge1986 · 12 ratingsStart hereBuy
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  2. Der demokratische Terrorist
    Der demokratische Terrorist1987 · 1 ratingBuy
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  3. I nationens intresse
    I nationens intresse1988 · 7 ratingsBuy
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  4. De vijand van de vijand
    De vijand van de vijand1989Buy
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  5. Den hedervärde mördaren
    Den hedervärde mördaren1990 · 8 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  6. Vendetta
    Vendetta1991 · 8 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  7. Niemandsland: Russische kernwapens op de zwarte markt
    Niemandsland: Russische kernwapens op de zwarte markt1992Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  8. Den enda segern
    Den enda segern1993 · 1 ratingBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  9. I hennes majestäts tjänst
    I hennes majestäts tjänst1994 · 1 ratingBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  10. A Citizen Raised above Every Suspicion
    A Citizen Raised above Every Suspicion1995Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  11. Madame Terror
    Madame Terror2006 · 8 ratings
    –Not ranked yet
  12. But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter
    But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter2008Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  13. Hamlon
    Hamlon1995 · 1 ratingBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  14. Den som dödade helvetets änglar
    Den som dödade helvetets änglar2022 · 3 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 28, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which Carl Hamilton novels book is the longest?

“De vijand van de vijand” is the longest at 610 pages; the shortest is “Der demokratische Terrorist” with 402 pages.