Order of Philip Kerr Books

Order of Philip Kerr Books


Philip Kerr was a British author of thriller novels and children’s books under the pen name of P.B. Kerr.

Philip passed away on March 23rd, 2018.

Kerr got his Master’s in Law from the University of Birmingham before working as a copywriter and finally becoming a full-time author in 1989. His series include Bernie Gunther and the Children of the Lamp series. Kerr lives in Wimbledon with his wife and fellow novelist, Jane Thynne. They have three children.

Philip Kerr became a published author in 1989 with the novel March Violets, the beginning of his Bernie Gunther series. Below is a list of Philip Kerr’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Bernie Gunther Books

March Violets

(1989)

The Pale Criminal

(1990)

A German Requiem

(1991)

The One from the Other

(2006)

A Quiet Flame

(2008)

Field Gray

(2010)

If The Dead Rise Not

(2010)

Prague Fatale

(2011)

A Man Without Breath

(2013)

The Lady from Zagreb

(2015)

The Other Side of Silence

(2016)

Prussian Blue

(2017)

Greeks Bearing Gifts

(2018)

Metropolis

(2019)

Publication Order of Children Of The Lamp Books

(as P.B. Kerr)

The Akhenaten Adventure

(2004)

The Blue Djinn of Babylon

(2005)

The Cobra King of Kathmandu

(2006)

The Day of the Djinn Warriors

(2007)

The Eye of the Forest

(2008)

The Five Fakirs of Faizabad

(2010)

The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan

(2011)

Publication Order of Scott Manson Books

January Window

(2014)

Hand of God

(2015)

False Nine

(2015)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

A Philosophical Investigation

(1992)

Dead Meat

(1993)

Gridiron / The Grid

(1995)

Esau

(1996)

A Five-Year Plan

(1998)

The Second Angel

(1999)

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)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

(as P.B. Kerr)

One Small Step (As: P.B. Kerr)

(2008)

The Pocket Handkerchief

(2016)

Publication Order of P.B. Kerr Short Stories/Novellas

(as P.B. Kerr)

One Small Step

(2008)

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Penguin Book of Lies

(1984)

Notes: The Children of the Lamp series and One Small Step were written under the pen name P.B. Kerr.