 Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied at the University of Birmingham and worked for Saatchi and Saatchi as an advertising copywriter before becoming a full-time writer. He also writes children’s books. He is the creator of ‘Bernard Gunther’, a private detective in Berlin during the Nazi Regime. |
Titles and year of publication:
| ‘Bernard Gunther’ Novels | |
| 1) March Violets | 1989 |
| 2) The Pale Criminal | 1990 |
| 3) A German Requiem | 1991 |
| 4) Berlin Noir (Omnibus containing: March Violets, The Pale Criminal, and A German Requiem) | 1993 |
| 5) The One From the Other | 2006 |
| 6) A Quiet Flame | 2008 |
| 7) If the Dead Rise Not | 2009 |
| 8) Field Grey | 2010 |
| 9) Prague Fatale | 2011 |
| 10) A Man Without Breath | 2013 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) A Philosophical Investigation | 1992 |
| 2) Dead Meat | 1993 |
| 3) Gridiron (Also published as: The Grid) | 1995 |
| 4) Esau | 1996 |
| 5) A Five Year Plan | 1997 |
| 6) The Second Angel | 1998 |
| 7) The Shot | 1999 |
| 8) Dark Matter | 2002 |
| 9) Hitler’s Peace | 2005 |