Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr was a highly regarded British author, best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical thrillers and a children's series called Children of the Lamp, which he wrote under the pen name P.B. Kerr. Kerr was born on February 22, 1956, in Edinburgh, and was raised in a Baptist family. His education took place in Northampton and at Melville College, where he initially studied to become a lawyer. Kerr went on to earn Master's degrees in both law and philosophy from the University of Birmingham, where he attended school from 1974 to 1980.

For most novelists, the setting of their stories is merely a backdrop, but for Kerr, the city of Berlin was a central character in his books. He was fascinated by the complex and troubled personality of Berliners, and aimed to capture this in his writing. Kerr's Bernie Gunther series, which consists of 13 novels, is set in Berlin, and the city's history and character play a significant role in the stories. Kerr once stated that he was more interested in the character of the Berliner than in the history of Berlin, but it's clear that his deep understanding and appreciation of the city's past and present greatly influenced his work.
Bernie Gunther Books
# Title Year
1 March Violets 1989
2 The Pale Criminal 1990
3 A German Requiem 1991
4 The One from the Other 2006
5 A Quiet Flame 2008
6 Field Gray 2010
7 If The Dead Rise Not 2010
8 Prague Fatale 2011
9 A Man Without Breath 2013
10 The Lady from Zagreb 2015
11 The Other Side of Silence 2016
12 Prussian Blue 2017
13 Greeks Bearing Gifts 2018
14 Metropolis 2019
Children Of The Lamp Books (as P.B. Kerr)
# Title Year
1 The Akhenaten Adventure 2004
2 The Blue Djinn of Babylon 2005
3 The Cobra King of Kathmandu 2006
4 The Day of the Djinn Warriors 2007
5 The Eye of the Forest 2008
6 The Five Fakirs of Faizabad 2010
7 The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan 2011
Scott Manson Books
# Title Year
1 January Window 2014
2 Hand of God 2015
3 False Nine 2015
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 A Philosophical Investigation 1992
2 Dead Meat 1993
3 Gridiron / The Grid 1995
4 Esau 1996
5 A Five-Year Plan 1998
6 The Second Angel 1999
7 The Shot 1999
8 Dark Matter 2002
9 Hitler's Peace 2005
10 Prayer 2013
11 The Winter Horses 2014
12 Research 2014
13 The Most Frightening Story Ever Told 2016
Short Stories/Novellas (as P.B. Kerr)
# Title Year
1 One Small Step 2008
2 The Pocket Handkerchief 2016
Philip Kerr Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The Penguin Book of Lies 1984