Wolf Haas Books in Order

Wolf Haas has written 11 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten (1996) and the newest is Short Circuit (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1996–2026
Pages on record
874 in 4 of 11 books
Photo of Wolf Haas, author of the Brenner series
Tsui / CC BY-SA 3.0

Wolf Haas, born on 14 December 1960, is an Austrian writer of crime fiction. Haas is most widely known for the novels about detective Simon Brenner, and four of them have been adapted as films. The prizes Haas has won include the Deutscher Krimipreis, the German crime fiction prize. The catalogue lists 11 books from Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten (1996) to Short Circuit (2026), with The Bone Man / Der Knochenmann (1997), Silentium! (1999), Brenner and God (2009) and Brennerova (2014) among them. Subject headings add Austria, ex-police officers, ambulance drivers, hard-boiled and experimental fiction.

Source: Wikidata

How many Wolf Haas books are there?

Wolf Haas has 11 books, released between 1996 and 2026. 9 of them belong to the Brenner series.

Wolf Haas Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Wolf Haas 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    Resurrection / Auferstehung der TotenBrenner #11996 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996180
  2. 2
    The Bone Man / Der KnochenmannBrenner #21997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
  3. 3
    Come, Sweet Death / Komm, süßer TodBrenner #31998 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998232
  4. 4
    Silentium!Brenner #41999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
  5. 5
    Wie die TiereBrenner #52001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
  6. 6
    Das ewige LebenBrenner #62003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
  7. 7
    The Weather Fifteen Years Ago2006 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006247
  8. 8
    Brenner and God / Der Brenner und der liebe GottBrenner #72009 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009215
  9. 9
    BrennerovaBrenner #82014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  10. 10
    MüllBrenner #92022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  11. 11
    Short Circuit2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–

Wolf Haas 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.

Do you have to read Wolf Haas books in order?

You only need to read Wolf Haas books in order within the Brenner series, which holds 9 of the 11 Wolf Haas books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Wolf Haas

Start with Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Wolf Haas book?

Short Circuit (2026) is the newest Wolf Haas book released so far.

Is there a new Wolf Haas book coming?

No next Wolf Haas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Wolf Haas has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 4 nominations for Wolf Haas. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

Wolf Haas at a glance

Still publishing
Wolf Haas published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Wolf Haas books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
874 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Wolf Haas books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

When Wolf Haas books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Wolf Haas titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 4 titles.

1990s
4
2000s
4
2010s
1
2020s
2

11 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Wolf Haas books are about

5 of the 11 Wolf Haas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.