Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh in 1956 and read Law at university. Having learned nothing as an undergraduate lawyer he stayed on as postgraduate and read Law and Philosophy, most of this German, which was when and where he first became interested in German twentieth century history and, in particular, the Nazis. Following university he worked as a copywriter at a number of advertising agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi, during which time he wrote no advertising slogans of any note. He spent most of his time in advertising researching an idea he'd had for a novel about a Berlin-based policeman, in 1936. And following several trips to Germany --- and a great deal of walking around the mean streets of Berlin --- his first novel, March Violets, was published in 1989 and introduced the world to Bernie Gunther.

Books by Philip Kerr

The Most Frightening Story Ever Told

by Philip Kerr - Children's, Children's 8-12, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Youth Fiction