Brenner Books in Order
Brenner by Wolf Haas contains 9 books, published between 1996 and 2022. The first book is Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten (1996) and the newest is Müll (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1996–2022
- Pages on record
- 627 in 3 of 9 books
Brenner is a crime and detective series by Wolf Haas, built around the recurring figure Detective Brenner. Nine books run from Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten (1996) to Mull (2022). Titles appear in both German and English forms in the listing, among them The Bone Man / Der Knochenmann and Come, Sweet Death / Komm, susser Tod. Recorded subjects include private investigators, ex-police officers, murder, kidnapping, hard-boiled crime and Austria.
How many Brenner books are there?
Brenner has 9 books, released between 1996 and 2022.
Brenner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Brenner 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.
- 1Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten1996 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/419961802/4
- 2The Bone Man / Der Knochenmann1997 · confirmed 2/41997–2/4
- 3Come, Sweet Death / Komm, süßer Tod1998 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/419982322/4
- 4Silentium!1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 5Wie die Tiere2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 6Das ewige Leben2003 · confirmed 2/42003–2/4
- 7Brenner and God / Der Brenner und der liebe Gott2009 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/420092152/4
- 8Brennerova2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 9Müll2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Brenner?
No separate chronological order is on record for Brenner, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Brenner books in order?
You should read the Brenner books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Brenner book also stands alone.
Where to start with Brenner
Start with Resurrection / Auferstehung der Toten (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Brenner book?
Müll (2022) is the newest Brenner book released so far.
Is there a new Brenner book coming?
No next Brenner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Brenner at a glance
- Paused
- No new Brenner title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Brenner books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 627 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 215 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brenner books, 4 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Brenner books are about
4 of the 9 Brenner 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 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 4 books
- Crime 3 of 4 books
- Investigation 3 of 4 books
- Murder 3 of 4 books
- Private investigators 3 of 4 books
- Ex-police officers 2 of 4 books
- Ambulance drivers 1 of 4 books
- Austria 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 1 of 4 books
- Hard-Boiled 1 of 4 books
- Kidnapping 1 of 4 books
- Political fiction 1 of 4 books
More books by Wolf Haas
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Wolf Haas books in order 11 books
Characters in the Brenner books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Detective Brenner books in order 9 books