Philip Kerr is the award-winning author of over thirty books, of which the best-known are the internationally renowned and bestselling Bernie Gunther series. His other works include several standalone thrillers, non-fiction and an acclaimed series for younger readers. Philip died in March 2018, days before the publication of his 13th Bernie Gunther thriller, Greeks Bearing Gifts. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature shortly before his death.
