Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Fist | 1977 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 2 | Great York Air Raid | 1979 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 3 | Breakthrough | 1979 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 4 | S. S. Peiper: Life and Death of Jochen Peiper | 1986 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 5 | The Hitler Werewolf Murders | 1994 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 6 | Kommando: Hitler’s Special Forces in the Second World War | 1995 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 7 | The Bormann Mission | 1997 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 8 | Battle for Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest | 2000 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 9 | The Screaming Eagles | 2001 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 10 | Murder at Colditz | 2002 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 11 | The Great Escape | 2002 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 12 | Sirens of Dunkirk | 2003 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 13 | Operation Long Jump | 2004 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 14 | The Blackout Murders | 2004 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 15 | Hitler Youth Attacks! | 2004 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 16 | Monty’s Fight for Victory | 2006 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
| 17 | Prepared to Die | 2007 | Leo Kessler | Buy |
Leo Kessler’s standalone novels total seventeen books published across three decades, from Iron Fist in 1977 to Prepared to Die in 2007. The titles deal heavily with World War II subjects, as names like Kommando: Hitler’s Special Forces in the Second World War, Battle for Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, and Sirens of Dunkirk make clear. Several books blend mystery or thriller elements into the wartime setting, including The Hitler Werewolf Murders, Murder at Colditz, and The Blackout Murders.
Since these are standalones, they can be read in any order. Kessler was especially productive in the 2000s, publishing ten of the seventeen titles between 2000 and 2007. Earlier entries like Iron Fist (1977) and Breakthrough (1979) came out years before the main bulk of the collection. Readers who enjoy war fiction with a focus on specific operations, figures, and events from the Second World War will find plenty to work through here.