Philip Kerr is a British author. After gaining a master's degree in law and philosophy, 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 is known for the Bernie Gunther series of historical thrillers set in Germany and elsewhere during the 1930s, the Second World War and the Cold War. He has also written children's books under the name P.B. Kerr, including the Children of the Lamp series.
Kerr has written for The Sunday Times, the Evening Standard and the New Statesman. He is married to fellow novelist Jane Thynne.
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Fiction, Private investigators, Gunther, bernhard (fictitious character), fiction, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, History, Bernhard Gunther (Fictitious character), Fiction, thrillers, general, Germany, fiction, Berlin (germany), fiction, Large type books, Fiction, suspense, Juvenile fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Children's fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Crime, fiction, Investigation, Nazis, Brothers and sisters, Jinn, Magic, Murder, TwinsPlaces
Germany, Berlin, Berlin (Germany), London, Allemagne, England, Vienna (Austria), Argentina, Havana (Cuba), London (England), Prague (Czech Republic), 20th century, Athens (Greece), Berlin (Allemagne), Egypt, Munich (Germany), New York, Ukraine, Amazon Jungle, Amazon River Region, Argentine, Athens, Austria, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (Argentine)People
Bernhard Gunther (Fictitious character), Englisch, ..., Frank B Kellogg (1856-1937), Genghis Khan (1162-1227), Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)Time
1933-1945, 1943-1955, 20th century, 17th century, 1918-, 1918-1945, 20e siècle, German occupation, 1941-1944, 1933-1954, 1945, 1945-1955, YingguoID Numbers
- OLID: OL39888A
- ISNI: 0000000115624869
- VIAF: 24671640
- Wikidata: Q556815
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q556815
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- P.B. Kerr
- P. B. Kerr
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| June 8, 2021 | Edited by AgentSapphire | merge authors |
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| January 21, 2019 | Edited by Leo roche | Actual date. Aged 62 from cancer. |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |