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1 series · 14 books listed so far · Adult

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About: British novelist (1956–2018) (Source: Wikidata) More about Philip Kerr

Start here: March Violets. Book 1 of Bernie Gunther, the earliest series listed here (1989).

Bernie Gunther

14 books listed so far

Order: from the publisher's numbered list (penguinrandomhouse.com)

  1. 1 March Violets book cover by Philip Kerr

    March Violets

    1989 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 1989.
  2. 2 The Pale Criminal book cover by Philip Kerr
  3. 3 A German Requiem book cover by Philip Kerr
  4. 4 The One from the Other book cover by Philip Kerr
  5. 5 A Quiet Flame book cover by Philip Kerr

    A Quiet Flame

    Year: still checking · Book

  6. 6 If the Dead Rise Not book cover by Philip Kerr
  7. 7 Field Gray book cover by Philip Kerr
  8. 8 Prague Fatale book cover by Philip Kerr
  9. 9 A Man Without Breath book cover by Philip Kerr
  10. 10 The Lady from Zagreb book cover by Philip Kerr
  11. 11 The Other Side of Silence book cover by Philip Kerr
  12. 12 Prussian Blue book cover by Philip Kerr
  13. 13 Greeks Bearing Gifts book cover by Philip Kerr
  14. 14 Metropolis book cover by Philip Kerr
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Other books by this author are not listed here yet.

Checked facts about Philip Kerr

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Birth
Born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 1956. (Wikidata and the place's own entry; read November 6, 2026) These sources do not agree, so each value appears with the place it came from.Born in United Kingdom in 1956. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Pen names
Wikidata lists P. B. Kerr as a pen name of Philip Kerr. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Prix du Polar Européen, 2009 (Wikidata, citing quaisdupolar.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel, 2010 (If the Dead Rise Not) (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Prix Mystère de la Critique, 1994 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel, 2010 (Wikidata, citing new.deadlypleasures.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, 2014 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
RBA International Prize for Crime Writing, 2009 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
CWA Historical Dagger, 2009 (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

Topics in Philip Kerr's books

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Topics

Places

  • Argentina
  • Berlin
  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Germany
  • Havana (Cuba)
  • Munich (Germany)

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