Philip Kerr also wrote as: P.B. Kerr.
Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on February 22nd, 1956 and passed away at the age of 62 on March 23rd, 2018.
Philip Kerr Stats: The highest rated book by Philip Kerr on Book Notification is Metropolis, the 14th novel in the Bernie Gunther series. The second-highest rated book is The Lady from Zagreb (Bernie Gunther #10).
The most read book by Philip Kerr on Book Notification is March Violets, the first novel in the Bernie Gunther series. The second most read book is The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther #2).
Below is a complete list of Philip Kerr books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Philip Kerr is the Bernie Gunther Series.
Philip Kerr (Philip Ballantyne Kerr) was born on February 22nd, 1956. Philip passed away March 23rd, 2018 at 62 years old. Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kerr attended University of Birmingham where he received an M.A. Law and Philosophy.
Philip Kerr was the author of the Bernie Gunther series which consists of 14 novels. The Bernie Gunther series started in 1989 with the novel March Violets. The most recently released novel in the Bernie Gunther series was Metropolis which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming novels for the Bernie Gunther series.
Philip Kerr has made a lone appearance on the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list in Japan. It was for the novel March Violets, which was ranked #6 in 1993.
Greeks Bearing Gifts was named as one of the Best Historical Fiction novels in 2018 by The Real Book Spy website. Kerr's final Bernie Gunther book, Metropolis was named one of the Top 5 Historical Fiction Thrillers in 2019.
Philip Kerr was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2011. Kerr's books have won multiple awards, If The Dead Rise Not won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Historical Dagger Award, in 2009 as well as the Barry Award - Best British Crime Novel in 2010.
The following novels by Philip Kerr were nominated for these awards:
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I researched Kerr after reading the first Gunther novel. I don’t have the patience to investigate the accuracy of what I read in historical fiction novels, so it gives me peace of mind to know that the historical fiction authors I read based their stories on historical facts.
From what I could find, Kerr studied Law and Philosophy, but that doesn’t mean anything. For all I know, he had a passion for history, and he researched his books extensively. I stopped reading about the author once I learned that he had passed away. I don’t know why, but I wasn’t too keen on digging into his life after hearing about his death.
That hasn’t stopped me from reading his novels. Gunther is a fascinating hero because he is almost unlikable. But you can’t necessarily dismiss him because his attitudes were probably the norm for his time. He is my favorite historical fiction protagonist, at least for the moment.
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