MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

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Mattemorden (2015)
Alexander Barth / Gustav Öhman Spjuth
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In this Swedish TV series, a police officer with dyscalculia and a "professor" who can only do math when he is drunk are working together to solve a murder in which the only clue is a math problem. Unfortunately, that is all I know about this show.

Update: I have now seen a commercial for the show and so I know a bit more. For example, the mathematical clue seems to be this linear equation that was projected on a curtain behind the body of the victim who was hung:

I wish I knew more about this Swedish television show. If you have seen it, please write to me.

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Works Similar to Mattemorden
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Elementary (Episode: Solve for X) by Jerry Levine (director) / Jeffrey Paul King (screenplay)
  2. The Square Root of Murder by Paul Zindel
  3. A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon by Lennart Hjulström
  4. Lewis (Episode: Reputation) by Russell Lewis (Story) / Stephen Churchett (Screenplay)
  5. The Mentalist (Episode: 18-5-4) by Bruno Heller (writer) / Leonard Dick (writer) / Charles Beeson (director)
  6. NUMB3RS by Nick Falacci / Cheryl Heuton
  7. Law and Order: Criminal Intent (Episode: Inert Dwarf) by Renee Balcer (story) / Warren Leight (script) / Alex Chapple (director)
  8. Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag
  9. Without a Trace (Episode: Claus and Effect) by David Amann (writer) / Alicia Kirk (writer) / Bobby Roth (Director)
  10. The Invention of Zero [Die Erfindung der Null] by Michael Wildenhain
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GenreMystery,
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MediumTelevision Series or Episode,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)