Detective Brenner

The Detective Brenner series is a series of mystery & thriller novels written by the famous Austrian author named Wolf Haas. There is a total of books published between the years 1996 and 2008. All the novels of the Detective Brenner series feature the main character in the form of Simon Brenner, who is described by the author as a police detective based in the Columbo of Austria. Author Wolf Haas had initially written the series in the German language and after is immense success, it was translated into the English language for the English readers in England and America, as well as from all over the world. The plots of the novels of the Detective Brenner series feature Simon Brenner as a former police detective from the Austrian police force. He later served as a private eye and then as a chauffeur. Throughout the series it is seen that he always yearns for having a simple life. But, he seems to face bad luck all the time as he somehow gets indulged into murder and criminal cases. These cases seem to follow him wherever he goes. His unique portray of the personality as described by author Wolf Haas has helped the series to become an award winning series.