Oliver Potzsch Books in Order
Oliver Potzsch has written 19 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is The Hangman's Daughter (2008) and the newest is The Girl and the Gravedigger (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Pages on record
- 5,977 in 13 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 100–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,977 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Oliver Potzsch writes historical crime. The German author's The Hangman's Daughter (2008) opened the series of the same name, and the Faustus books, the Black Musketeers and the Leopold von Herzfeldt cases followed, 19 titles in all, reaching The Girl and the Gravedigger in 2026. Executioners, witch trials, murder investigation, the Thirty Years' War and the bond between fathers and daughters run through the work. Potzsch was among the first writers to reach bestseller status by publishing e-books.
How many Oliver Potzsch books are there?
Oliver Potzsch has 19 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Oliver Potzsch Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Oliver Potzsch books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120084352/4
- 220094632/4
- 320104662/4
- 4The Ludwig Conspiracy2011 · 435 pages · confirmed 2/420114352/4
- 520125142/4
- 6The Castle of Kings2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 7Holy Rage2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 820145702/4
- 920153042/4
- 10Knight Kyle and the Magic Silver Lance2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 1120164932/4
- 1220174962/4
- 1320185442/4
- 1420182702/4
- 1520195392/4
- 162020–2/4
- 172022–2/4
- 1820254482/4
- 192026–2/4
Oliver Potzsch books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Hangman's Daughter in order
9 booksBlack Musketeers in order
2 booksFaustus in order
2 booksA Leopold von Herzfeldt Case in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Oliver Potzsch titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Oliver Potzsch books in order?
You only need to read Oliver Potzsch books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Oliver Potzsch
Start with The Hangman's Daughter (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Oliver Potzsch book?
The Girl and the Gravedigger (2026) is the newest Oliver Potzsch book released so far.
Is there a new Oliver Potzsch book coming?
No next Oliver Potzsch book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Oliver Potzsch at a glance
- Still publishing
- Oliver Potzsch published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Oliver Potzsch books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,977 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 466 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Oliver Potzsch books, 13 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Oliver Potzsch books are about
10 of the 19 Oliver Potzsch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 6 of 10 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 5 of 10 books
- Investigation 4 of 10 books
- Murder 4 of 10 books
- Germany 3 of 10 books
- Executions and executioners 2 of 10 books
- Fathers and daughters 2 of 10 books
- Supernatural 2 of 10 books
- Thrillers 2 of 10 books