Philip Kerr

This article is about the British novelist. For the British politician and diplomat, see Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian.

Philip Kerr (born 22 February 1956 in Edinburgh) is a British author of both adult fiction and non-fiction, most notably the Bernie Gunther series of thrillers, and of children's books, particularly the Children of the Lamp series.

Born in Edinburgh, Kerr was educated there and at a grammar school in Northampton. He studied law at the University of Birmingham from 1974–1980, achieving a masters degree. Kerr worked as an advertising copywriter for Saatchi and Saatchi before becoming a full-time writer in 1989. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman.

Kerr has published novels as Philip Kerr and a children's series, Children of the Lamp, under the name P.B. Kerr.

Kerr is married to fellow novelist, Jane Thynne. They live in Wimbledon, London, and have three children: William, Charlie and Naomi.

Publications

Novels

Bernie Gunther

• "Berlin Noir" "Bernie Gunther" trilogy, republished 1993 by Penguin Books in one volume. ISBN 978-0-14-023170-0.
  • March Violets. London: Viking, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82431-3
  • The Pale Criminal. London: Viking, 1990. ISBN 0-670-82433-X
  • A German Requiem. London: Viking, 1991. ISBN 0-670-83516-1
• Later "Bernie Gunther" novels
  • The One From the Other. New York: Putnam, 2006. ISBN 978-0399152993
  • A Quiet Flame. London: Quercus, 2008. ISBN 978-1847243560
  • If The Dead Rise Not. London: Quercus, 2009. ISBN 978-1847249425
  • Field Grey. London: Quercus, 2010. ISBN 978-1849164122
  • Prague Fatale. London: Quercus, 2011 ISBN 978-1849164153
  • Untitled Ninth Bernie Gunther Novel. London: Quercus, announced for 2013.

Stand alone novels

• A Philosophical Investigation. London: Chatto & Windus, 1992. ISBN 0-7011-4553-6
• Dead Meat. London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. ISBN 0-7011-4703-2
• Gridiron (vt US The Grid). London: Chatto & Windus, 1995. ISBN 0-7011-6248-1
• Esau. London: Chatto & Windus, 1996. ISBN 0-7011-6281-3
• A Five Year Plan. London: Hutchinson, 1997. ISBN 0-09-180165-6
• The Second Angel. London: Orion, 1998. ISBN 0-7528-1443-5
• The Shot. London: Orion, 1999. ISBN 0-7528-1444-3
• Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton. New York: Crown, 2002. ISBN 0-609-60981-5
• Hitler's Peace. New York: Marian Wood, 2005. ISBN 0-399-15269-5

Non fiction

• The Penguin Book of Lies. 1991;1996
• The Penguin Book of Fights, Feuds and Heartfelt Hatreds: An Anthology of Antipathy. 1992;1993

Children's fiction (as P.B. Kerr)

Children of the Lamp

• The Akhenaten Adventure. London: Scholastic Press, 2004. ISBN 0-439-96365-6
• The Blue Djinn of Babylon. London: Scholastic Press, 2005. ISBN 0-439-95950-0
• The Cobra King of Kathmandu. London: Scholastic Press, 2006. ISBN 0-439-95958-6
• The Day of the Djinn Warriors. London: Scholastic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4071-0365-5
• The Eye of the Forest. London: Scholastic Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-439-93215-8
• The Five Fakirs of Faizabad. London: Scholastic Press, 2010.
• The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan. London: Scholastic Press, 2011.

Stand alone fiction

• One Small Step. London: Simon & Schuster, 2008 (paper). ISBN 978-1-847383006

External links

• Official website
• Interview in Shotsmag Ezine 2011
• Book Review of Field Grey in Shotsmag Ezine
• Works by or about Philip Kerr in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Interview with Philip Kerr on Scene of the Crime blog, about Kerr's relationship with Berlin.