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Home / Authors / Philip Kerr Philip Kerr Scottish author Philip Kerr is best known for his acclaimed Bernie Gunther historical noir series. His books have sold millions worldwide and earned multiple awards, including the CWA Ellis Peters Award. This page provides the Philip Kerr books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1989 March Violets POoBGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 The Pale Criminal POoBGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 A German Requiem POoBGB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 A Philosophical Investigation POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Dead Meat POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 Gridiron / The Grid POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1998 A Five-Year Plan POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1999 The Second Angel POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1999 The Shot POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2002 Dark Matter POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2004 The Akhenaten Adventure POoCOTLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 The Blue Djinn of Babylon POoCOTLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Hitler's Peace POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2006 The Cobra King of Kathmandu POoCOTLB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 The One from the Other POoBGB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 The Day of the Djinn Warriors POoCOTLB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 One Small Step(As: P.B. Kerr) POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 One Small Step POoPKSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 The Eye of the Forest POoCOTLB · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 A Quiet Flame POoBGB · 5 Buy ↗ 2009 If The Dead Rise Not POoBGB · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 The Five Fakirs of Faizabad POoCOTLB · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 Field Gray POoBGB · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan POoCOTLB · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 Prague Fatale POoBGB · 8 Buy ↗ 2013 A Man Without Breath POoBGB · 9 Buy ↗ 2013 Prayer POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 January Window POoSMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 The Winter Horses POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2014 Research POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 2015 Hand of God POoSMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 False Nine POoSMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2015 The Lady from Zagreb POoBGB · 10 Buy ↗ 2016 The Pocket Handkerchief POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 The Other Side of Silence POoBGB · 11 Buy ↗ 2016 The Most Frightening Story Ever Told POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 2017 Prussian Blue POoBGB · 12 Buy ↗ 2018 Greeks Bearing Gifts POoBGB · 13 Buy ↗ 2019 Metropolis POoBGB · 14 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of P.B. Kerr Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2008
01 One Small Step 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Bernie Gunther Books 14 books · 1989–2019
02 The Pale Criminal 1990 Buy ↗ 03 A German Requiem 1991 Buy ↗ 04 The One from the Other 2006 Buy ↗ 06 If The Dead Rise Not 2009 Buy ↗ 09 A Man Without Breath 2013 Buy ↗ 10 The Lady from Zagreb 2015 Buy ↗ 11 The Other Side of Silence 2016 Buy ↗ 13 Greeks Bearing Gifts 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 13 books · 1992–2016
01 A Philosophical Investigation 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Gridiron / The Grid 1995 Buy ↗ 05 A Five-Year Plan 1998 Buy ↗ 06 The Second Angel 1999 Buy ↗ 09 Hitler's Peace 2005 Buy ↗ 11 The Winter Horses 2014 Buy ↗ 13 The Most Frightening Story Ever Told 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 2 books · 2008–2016
01 One Small Step(As: P.B. Kerr) 2008 Buy ↗ 02 The Pocket Handkerchief 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Scott Manson Books 3 books · 2014–2015
01 January Window 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Children Of The Lamp Books 7 books · 2004–2011
01 The Akhenaten Adventure 2004 Buy ↗ 02 The Blue Djinn of Babylon 2005 Buy ↗ 03 The Cobra King of Kathmandu 2006 Buy ↗ 04 The Day of the Djinn Warriors 2007 Buy ↗ 05 The Eye of the Forest 2008 Buy ↗ 06 The Five Fakirs of Faizabad 2010 Buy ↗ 07 The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan 2011 Buy ↗