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Ian Giles

Ian Giles has 8 known credited books (7 published; 1 with an uncertain publication date) across 3 series. Start with Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström). Ian Giles also writes Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) (created by Camilla Läckberg) and Faye's Revenge (created by Camilla Läckberg) and Rekke and Vargas (created by David Lagercrantz).

Ian Giles is an Edinburgh-based translator working from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish into English. He holds an MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies, an MSc in Translation Studies, and a PhD (2018) on the impact of translated Scandinavian literature on the British literary market. Translating commercially and literarily since 2010, he has brought more than 40 Scandinavian titles into English, including novels by Arne Dahl, Carin Gerhardsen and Camilla Lackberg; his translation of Andreas Norman's Into a Raging Blaze was shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger in 2015. He is Chair of the Translators Association and was Chair of SELTA (the Swedish-English Literary Translators' Association) from 2018 to 2024. In this catalogue he is credited as the translator of David Lagercrantz's Rekke and Vargas series: Dark Music, Fatal Gambit and Post Mortem.

Series
3
Credited books
8
Published
7
Date uncertain
1
Latest published book
Post Mortem 27 August 2026
Active
2021–present
Best known for
Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström)

Key facts about Ian Giles

Ian Giles has 8 books on our list. 6 of them belong to a series, while 2 stand alone. 7 are out now. 1 more has no firm date yet.

Ian Giles has 3 series on file. Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) has 11 books, while Faye's Revenge has 3 books. Rekke and Vargas has 3 books, starting in 2022.

In particular, Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) is the longest series on file. Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) began with Camilla Läckberg, while Ian Giles has books in it too.

Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) starts with The Ice Princess, while Faye's Revenge starts with The Gilded Cage. Rekke and Vargas starts with Dark Music.

Since Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 2021. Meanwhile, Post Mortem is the latest published book, out on 27 August 2026.

There are also 2 standalone books. You can read them in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is Women Without Mercy, from 2021. Their series sit on our scandinavian crime, revenge thriller and nordic noir shelves.

Series by Ian Giles

Standalone books

Read these in any order — each is a complete story, listed newest first.

Frequently asked questions

What should I read first by Ian Giles?

Start with the Fällbacka (Erica Falck and Patrik Hedström) series, since it is the first on file. Its first book came out in 2003. Then read it in publication order.

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