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(Born in Edinburgh, Kerr was educated there and at a grammar school in Northampton. He studied law at the University of Birmingham from 1974 to 1980, eventually gaining a master's degree. Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. A writer of both adult fiction and non-fiction, he was known for the Bernie Gunther series of thrillers set during the Weimar Republic, World War II and the Cold War. He also wrote children's books under the name P.B. Kerr, including the Children of the Lamp series.
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Historical, Historical Mystery
Series
Bernie Gunther
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. If the Dead Rise Not (2009)
7. Field Grey (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)
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. If the Dead Rise Not (2009)
7. Field Grey (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)
Novels
A Philosophical Investigation (1992)
Dead Meat (1993)
Gridiron (1995)
aka The Grid
Esau (1996)
A Five Year Plan (1997)
The Second Angel (1998)
The Shot (1999)
Dark Matter (2002)
Hitler's Peace (2005)
Prayer (2013)
The Winter Horses (2014)
Research (2014)
The Most Frightening Story Ever Told (2016)
Dead Meat (1993)
Gridiron (1995)
aka The Grid
Esau (1996)
A Five Year Plan (1997)
The Second Angel (1998)
The Shot (1999)
Dark Matter (2002)
Hitler's Peace (2005)
Prayer (2013)
The Winter Horses (2014)
Research (2014)
The Most Frightening Story Ever Told (2016)
Novellas
Anthologies edited
Awards
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The Heat of Betrayal (2015)
Douglas Kennedy
"The best book about Morocco since The Sheltering Sky. Completely absorbing and atmospheric."
The Decent Inn of Death (2020)
(John Madden, book 6)
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