1459:
1384:
1519:
1474:
1429:
1414:
1399:
40:
1504:
1489:
1444:
1369:
1354:
1192:, as well as many listings at online retailers, contain an incorrect early plot summary referencing many elements – including the Isle of Pines as a location and Fidel Castro and a French intelligence officer named Thibaud as characters – that do not appear in the final book.
154:
before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. In a 2012 interview, Kerr noted that he began his literary career at the age of twelve by writing pornographic stories and lending them to classmates for a fee.
1067:
1567:
1325:
1552:
977:
1004:
130:(22 February 1956 – 23 March 2018) was a British author, best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical detective thrillers.
1572:
1318:
1587:
1145:
1577:
914:
901:
888:
852:
837:
716:
552:
539:
526:
496:
482:
468:
454:
440:
426:
412:
398:
384:
368:
354:
287:
20:
1311:
1039:
729:
703:
142:, Scotland, where his father was an engineer and his mother worked as a secretary. He was educated at a grammar school in
742:
523:
866:
822:
807:
792:
690:
677:
664:
651:
636:
623:
610:
591:
578:
335:
319:
303:
1582:
1562:
150:
from 1974 to 1980, gaining a master's degree in law and philosophy. Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for
519:
39:
828:
569:
240:
1348:
1208:. The name had to be changed shortly before publication, when the publishers discovered there was already a
1557:
1118:
163:
A writer of both adult fiction and non-fiction, he is known for the
Bernhard "Bernie" Gunther series of 14
1335:
1209:
858:
813:
236:
981:
228:
1164:
798:
1297:
326:
147:
1292:
783:
1303:
960:
1438:
1092:
843:
187:
1547:
1542:
774:
375:
181:
151:
8:
1503:
1247:
1044:
282:"Berlin Noir" "Bernie Gunther" trilogy, republished 1993 by Penguin Books in one volume.
45:
19:
This article is about the
British novelist. For the British politician and diplomat, see
211:, and had three children. Just before he died, he finished a 14th Bernie Gunther novel,
1149:
1009:
248:
164:
953:
1408:
910:
897:
884:
848:
833:
818:
803:
788:
738:
725:
712:
699:
686:
673:
660:
647:
632:
619:
606:
587:
574:
515:
492:
478:
464:
450:
436:
422:
408:
394:
380:
364:
350:
331:
315:
310:
299:
283:
208:
1423:
1363:
1229:
1213:
642:
597:
193:
168:
1068:"Tom Hanks poised to bring novels of Wimbledon author Philip Kerr to small screen"
761:
The
Penguin Book of Fights, Feuds and Heartfelt Hatreds: An Anthology of Antipathy
1148:(Press release). The Crime Writers' Association. 29 October 2009. Archived from
1458:
1383:
260:
1536:
1518:
1513:
1498:
1473:
1428:
1413:
1398:
294:
199:
1393:
1123:
934:
239:
worth €125,000. The book also won the
British Crime Writers' Association's
1468:
1093:"Quercus pays tribute to 'cherished' author Philip Kerr - The Bookseller"
204:
143:
1483:
556:
543:
530:
1453:
139:
61:
1488:
401:, set in 1954 with flashbacks from 1941, 1931, 1940, & 1945/46.
172:
1443:
1333:
1251:, and a media tie-in edition was later published with that title.
1146:"Philip Kerr wins the 2009 CWA Ellis Peters Historic Crime Award"
224:
78:
1260:
As of 2023, published only in German and
Turkish translations.
1368:
1353:
1212:
with the same title, also about
Reinhard Heydrich, by author
1287:
1005:"Philip Kerr, 62, Author of 'Gunther' Crime Novels, Is Dead"
907:
Friedrich der Große
Detektiv (Frederick the Great Detective)
1282:
1224:
1222:
116:
235:
won the world's most lucrative crime fiction award, the
1188:
The text on the dust jacket of UK hardback editions of
1219:
767:
1269:
As of 2023, published only in a German translation.
1119:"Philip Kerr wins €125,000 RBA crime writing prize"
167:set in Germany and elsewhere during the 1930s, the
952:
670:Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton
1534:
175:. He also wrote children's books under the name
1116:
883:. London: Simon & Schuster, 2008 (paper).
1568:People educated at Stewart's Melville College
1319:
1037:
443:, set in 1942–3, with framing scenes in 1956.
393:. (Field Gray in USA) London: Quercus, 2010.
215:which was published posthumously, in 2019.
1326:
1312:
1065:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1027:
471:, set in 1939, with framing scenes in 1956
38:
1204:was originally announced under the title
551:. London: Head of Zeus, 5 November 2015.
514:. London: Head of Zeus, 23 October 2014.
1002:
1110:
1024:
772:
1553:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
1535:
1300:about Kerr's relationship with Berlin.
1245:was adapted for British television as
939:International Science Fiction Database
874:
605:). London: Chatto & Windus, 1995.
505:
1307:
959:. Europa Publications. 2003. p.
618:. London: Chatto & Windus, 1996.
586:. London: Chatto & Windus, 1993.
573:. London: Chatto & Windus, 1992.
562:
538:. London: Head of Zeus, 4 June 2015.
218:
21:Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
1162:
894:The Most Frightening Story Ever Told
203:. He was married to fellow novelist
1117:Giles Tremlett (3 September 2009).
1003:Sandomir, Richard (27 March 2018).
896:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
847:. London: Scholastic Press, 2009.
832:. London: Scholastic Press, 2007.
817:. London: Scholastic Press, 2006.
802:. London: Scholastic Press, 2005.
13:
787:. London: Scholastic Press, 2004.
768:Children's fiction (as P. B. Kerr)
14:
1599:
1276:
1038:Toby Clements (23 January 2012).
870:. London: Scholastic Press, 2011.
867:The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan
862:. London: Scholastic Press, 2010.
737:. Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, 2021.
357:, set in 1949 (intro set in 1937)
276:
241:Ellis Peters Historic Crime Award
1573:Scottish science fiction writers
1517:
1502:
1487:
1472:
1457:
1442:
1427:
1412:
1397:
1382:
1367:
1352:
1293:Interview in Shotsmag Ezine 2011
1066:Lauren May (13 September 2013).
955:The International Who's Who 2004
1588:Writers of historical mysteries
1263:
1254:
1236:
1195:
1182:
1156:
685:. New York: Marian Wood, 2005.
266:
1578:Scottish crime fiction writers
1163:Kean, Danuta (25 March 2018).
1138:
1085:
1059:
996:
970:
945:
927:
748:
343:Later "Bernie Gunther" novels
1:
829:The Day of the Djinn Warriors
570:A Philosophical Investigation
133:
16:Scottish novelist (1956–2018)
1283:Official Philip Kerr website
631:. London: Hutchinson, 1997.
229:Best Young British Novelists
7:
1336:RBA Prize for Crime Writing
1206:The Man with the Iron Heart
980:. Wavesound. Archived from
859:The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
814:The Cobra King of Kathmandu
243:that same year. His novel,
237:RBA Prize for Crime Writing
223:In 1993, Kerr was named in
10:
1604:
1349:Francisco González Ledesma
1298:Interview with Philip Kerr
349:. New York: Putnam, 2006.
18:
1342:
799:The Blue Djinn of Babylon
724:. London: Quercus, 2014.
711:. New York: Knopf, 2014.
698:. London: Quercus, 2013.
672:. New York: Crown, 2002.
449:. London: Quercus, 2016.
447:The Other Side of Silence
435:. London: Quercus, 2015.
421:. London: Quercus, 2013.
379:. London: Quercus, 2009.
371:, set in 1950 and 1932-33
363:. London: Quercus, 2008.
271:
259:Kerr died at age 62 from
247:, was longlisted for the
158:
114:
109:
101:
93:
85:
68:
53:
37:
30:
1040:"Philip Kerr: Interview"
965:Philip Kerr 22 February.
920:
909:. Rowohlt Verlag, 2017.
755:The Penguin Book of Lies
407:. London: Quercus, 2011
330:. London: Viking, 1991.
314:. London: Viking, 1990.
298:. London: Viking, 1989.
254:
148:University of Birmingham
1583:Techno-thriller writers
784:The Akhenaten Adventure
659:. London: Orion, 1999.
646:. London: Orion, 1998.
491:London: Quercus, 2019.
477:London: Quercus, 2018.
463:London: Quercus, 2017.
249:2018 Walter Scott Prize
185:series. Kerr wrote for
1563:Writers from Edinburgh
1288:Bernie Gunther fansite
1165:"Philip Kerr obituary"
387:, set in 1934 and 1954
347:The One from the Other
128:Philip Ballantyne Kerr
57:Philip Ballantyne Kerr
1097:www.thebookseller.com
844:The Eye of the Forest
475:Greeks Bearing Gifts.
152:Saatchi & Saatchi
775:Children of the Lamp
433:The Lady from Zagreb
419:A Man Without Breath
376:If the Dead Rise Not
233:If the Dead Rise Not
182:Children of the Lamp
165:historical thrillers
146:. He studied at the
1558:Barry Award winners
1439:Arnaldur Indriðason
1152:on 7 November 2013.
1072:Your Local Guardian
1045:The Daily Telegraph
875:Stand alone fiction
506:Scott Manson novels
46:PEN American Center
1334:Recipients of the
1010:The New York Times
563:Stand alone novels
263:on 23 March 2018.
219:Awards and honours
1530:
1529:
1409:Patricia Cornwell
915:978-3-499-21791-3
902:978-0-553-52209-9
889:978-1-84738-300-6
853:978-0-439-93215-8
838:978-1-4071-0365-5
717:978-0-385-75543-6
709:The Winter Horses
497:978-1-78747-321-8
483:978-1-78429-652-0
469:978-1-78429-648-3
455:978-1-78429-514-1
441:978-1-78206-582-1
427:978-1-78087-624-5
413:978-1-84916-415-3
399:978-1-84916-412-2
385:978-1-84724-942-5
369:978-1-84724-356-0
355:978-0-399-15299-3
311:The Pale Criminal
288:978-0-14-023170-0
209:Wimbledon, London
138:Kerr was born in
125:
124:
1595:
1523:
1522:
1521:
1508:
1507:
1506:
1493:
1492:
1491:
1478:
1477:
1476:
1463:
1462:
1461:
1448:
1447:
1446:
1433:
1432:
1431:
1424:Michael Connelly
1418:
1417:
1416:
1403:
1402:
1401:
1388:
1387:
1386:
1373:
1372:
1371:
1364:Andrea Camilleri
1358:
1357:
1356:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1305:
1304:
1270:
1267:
1261:
1258:
1252:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1226:
1217:
1214:Harry Turtledove
1199:
1193:
1186:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1175:
1160:
1154:
1153:
1142:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1131:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1054:
1052:
1035:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1017:
1000:
994:
993:
991:
989:
984:on 12 March 2019
974:
968:
967:
958:
949:
943:
942:
931:
730:978-1782-06577-7
704:978-1782-06573-9
643:The Second Angel
629:A Five Year Plan
338:, set in 1947–48
327:A German Requiem
207:; they lived in
194:Evening Standard
188:The Sunday Times
179:, including the
169:Second World War
121:
118:
75:
59:22 February 1956
42:
28:
27:
1603:
1602:
1598:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1533:
1532:
1531:
1526:
1516:
1511:
1501:
1496:
1486:
1481:
1471:
1466:
1456:
1451:
1441:
1436:
1426:
1421:
1411:
1406:
1396:
1391:
1381:
1376:
1366:
1361:
1351:
1346:
1338:
1332:
1279:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1264:
1259:
1255:
1241:
1237:
1228:
1227:
1220:
1200:
1196:
1187:
1183:
1173:
1171:
1161:
1157:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1129:
1127:
1115:
1111:
1101:
1099:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1076:
1074:
1064:
1060:
1050:
1048:
1036:
1025:
1015:
1013:
1001:
997:
987:
985:
976:
975:
971:
951:
950:
946:
933:
932:
928:
923:
877:
779:
770:
751:
565:
508:
279:
274:
269:
257:
221:
161:
136:
115:
77:
73:
60:
58:
49:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1601:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1528:
1527:
1525:
1524:
1509:
1499:Benjamin Black
1494:
1479:
1464:
1449:
1434:
1419:
1404:
1389:
1374:
1359:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1331:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1278:
1277:External links
1275:
1272:
1271:
1262:
1253:
1235:
1218:
1194:
1181:
1155:
1137:
1109:
1084:
1058:
1023:
995:
969:
944:
925:
924:
922:
919:
918:
917:
904:
891:
881:One Small Step
876:
873:
872:
871:
863:
855:
840:
825:
810:
795:
778:
771:
769:
766:
765:
764:
758:
750:
747:
746:
745:
743:978-3499218576
732:
719:
706:
693:
683:Hitler's Peace
680:
667:
654:
639:
626:
613:
594:
581:
564:
561:
560:
559:
546:
533:
524:978-1784082536
512:January Window
507:
504:
503:
502:
501:
500:
486:
472:
461:Prussian Blue.
458:
444:
430:
416:
402:
388:
372:
358:
341:
340:
339:
323:
307:
278:
277:Bernie Gunther
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
261:bladder cancer
256:
253:
220:
217:
160:
157:
135:
132:
123:
122:
112:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
76:(aged 62)
70:
66:
65:
55:
51:
50:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1600:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1540:
1538:
1520:
1515:
1514:Walter Mosley
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1344:
1341:
1337:
1329:
1324:
1322:
1317:
1315:
1310:
1309:
1306:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1280:
1266:
1257:
1250:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1231:
1230:"Philip Kerr"
1225:
1223:
1215:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1202:Prague Fatale
1198:
1191:
1185:
1170:
1166:
1159:
1151:
1147:
1141:
1126:
1125:
1120:
1113:
1098:
1094:
1088:
1073:
1069:
1062:
1047:
1046:
1041:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1028:
1012:
1011:
1006:
999:
983:
979:
978:"Philip Kerr"
973:
966:
962:
957:
956:
948:
940:
936:
935:"Philip Kerr"
930:
926:
916:
912:
908:
905:
903:
899:
895:
892:
890:
886:
882:
879:
878:
869:
868:
864:
861:
860:
856:
854:
850:
846:
845:
841:
839:
835:
831:
830:
826:
824:
823:0-439-95958-6
820:
816:
815:
811:
809:
808:0-439-95950-0
805:
801:
800:
796:
794:
793:0-439-96365-6
790:
786:
785:
781:
780:
777:
776:
762:
759:
756:
753:
752:
744:
740:
736:
733:
731:
727:
723:
720:
718:
714:
710:
707:
705:
701:
697:
694:
692:
691:0-399-15269-5
688:
684:
681:
679:
678:0-609-60981-5
675:
671:
668:
666:
665:0-7528-1444-3
662:
658:
655:
653:
652:0-7528-1443-5
649:
645:
644:
640:
638:
637:0-09-180165-6
634:
630:
627:
625:
624:0-7011-6281-3
621:
617:
614:
612:
611:0-7011-6248-1
608:
604:
600:
599:
595:
593:
592:0-7011-4703-2
589:
585:
582:
580:
579:0-7011-4553-6
576:
572:
571:
567:
566:
558:
554:
550:
547:
545:
541:
537:
534:
532:
528:
525:
521:
517:
513:
510:
509:
499:, set in 1928
498:
494:
490:
487:
485:, set in 1957
484:
480:
476:
473:
470:
466:
462:
459:
457:, set in 1956
456:
452:
448:
445:
442:
438:
434:
431:
429:, set in 1943
428:
424:
420:
417:
415:, set in 1941
414:
410:
406:
405:Prague Fatale
403:
400:
396:
392:
389:
386:
382:
378:
377:
373:
370:
366:
362:
361:A Quiet Flame
359:
356:
352:
348:
345:
344:
342:
337:
336:0-670-83516-1
333:
329:
328:
324:
322:, set in 1938
321:
320:0-670-82433-X
317:
313:
312:
308:
306:, set in 1936
305:
304:0-670-82431-3
301:
297:
296:
295:March Violets
292:
291:
289:
285:
281:
280:
264:
262:
252:
250:
246:
245:Prussian Blue
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
201:
200:New Statesman
196:
195:
190:
189:
184:
183:
178:
174:
170:
166:
156:
153:
149:
145:
141:
131:
129:
120:
113:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
72:23 March 2018
71:
67:
63:
56:
52:
47:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1394:Harlan Coben
1378:
1265:
1256:
1246:
1242:
1238:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1189:
1184:
1172:. Retrieved
1169:The Guardian
1168:
1158:
1150:the original
1140:
1130:13 September
1128:. Retrieved
1124:The Guardian
1122:
1112:
1100:. Retrieved
1096:
1087:
1075:. Retrieved
1071:
1061:
1049:. Retrieved
1043:
1014:. Retrieved
1008:
998:
986:. Retrieved
982:the original
972:
964:
954:
947:
938:
929:
906:
893:
880:
865:
857:
842:
827:
812:
797:
782:
773:
760:
754:
734:
721:
708:
695:
682:
669:
656:
641:
628:
615:
602:
596:
583:
568:
548:
535:
511:
488:
474:
460:
446:
432:
418:
404:
390:
374:
360:
346:
325:
309:
293:
267:Publications
258:
244:
232:
222:
212:
198:
192:
186:
180:
176:
162:
137:
127:
126:
74:(2018-03-23)
25:
1548:2018 deaths
1543:1956 births
1469:Don Winslow
1379:Philip Kerr
763:. 1992;1993
757:. 1991;1996
749:Non fiction
536:Hand of God
489:Metropolis.
231:. In 2009,
227:'s list of
213:Metropolis,
205:Jane Thynne
144:Northampton
32:Philip Kerr
1537:Categories
1484:Ian Rankin
1190:Field Grey
1077:4 November
1051:4 November
988:8 November
557:B00UVK10AS
549:False Nine
544:B00PULYUSW
531:B00KX96D3G
520:1784082538
391:Field Grey
197:, and the
177:P. B. Kerr
134:Early life
117:philipkerr
94:Occupation
89:P. B. Kerr
64:, Scotland
1454:Lee Child
1243:Dead Meat
584:Dead Meat
140:Edinburgh
81:, England
62:Edinburgh
1102:29 March
1016:30 March
722:Research
657:The Shot
603:The Grid
598:Gridiron
173:Cold War
171:and the
102:Children
86:Pen name
44:Kerr at
1248:Grushko
601:(vt US
110:Website
48:in 2014
1512:2018:
1497:2017:
1482:2016:
1467:2015:
1452:2014:
1437:2013:
1422:2012:
1407:2011:
1392:2010:
1377:2009:
1362:2008:
1347:2007:
1174:19 May
913:
900:
887:
851:
836:
821:
806:
791:
741:
735:1984.4
728:
715:
702:
696:Prayer
689:
676:
663:
650:
635:
622:
609:
590:
577:
555:
542:
529:
518:
495:
481:
467:
453:
439:
425:
411:
397:
383:
367:
353:
334:
318:
302:
286:
272:Novels
225:Granta
191:, the
159:Career
97:Author
79:London
1210:novel
921:Notes
255:Death
1176:2018
1132:2013
1104:2018
1079:2013
1053:2013
1018:2018
990:2017
911:ISBN
898:ISBN
885:ISBN
849:ISBN
834:ISBN
819:ISBN
804:ISBN
789:ISBN
739:ISBN
726:ISBN
713:ISBN
700:ISBN
687:ISBN
674:ISBN
661:ISBN
648:ISBN
633:ISBN
620:ISBN
616:Esau
607:ISBN
588:ISBN
575:ISBN
553:ASIN
540:ASIN
527:ASIN
516:ISBN
493:ISBN
479:ISBN
465:ISBN
451:ISBN
437:ISBN
423:ISBN
409:ISBN
395:ISBN
381:ISBN
365:ISBN
351:ISBN
332:ISBN
316:ISBN
300:ISBN
284:ISBN
119:.org
69:Died
54:Born
961:875
1539::
1221:^
1167:.
1121:.
1095:.
1070:.
1042:.
1026:^
1007:.
963:.
937:.
522:,
290:.
251:.
1327:e
1320:t
1313:v
1232:.
1216:.
1178:.
1134:.
1106:.
1081:.
1055:.
1020:.
992:.
941:.
105:3
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
