The first in the iconic Berlin Noir series, March Violets takes readers to the rotten heart of Nazi Berlin, and introduces a private eye in the great tradition of Hammett and Chandler.
Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh and read Law at university. He
stayed on to read Law and Philosophy as a postgraduate, most of
this German, which was when he first became interested in German
twentieth century history.
He worked first as a copywriter at a number of advertising
agencies, including Saatchi & Saatchi, but spent most of his time
researching an idea he'd had for a novel about a Berlin-based
policeman. And following several trips to Germany - and a great
deal of walking around mean streets of Berlin - his first novel,
March Violets, was published in 1989 and introduced the world to
the iconic tough-talking detective Bernie Gunther.
Since then he has written and published ten universally lauded
Bernie Gunther novels, and is currently working on his eleventh. He
has won both the RBA International Prize for Crime Writing, and the
CWA Ellis Peters Historic Crime Award.
'Wonderfully sharp and satirical'
*Times*
'Fast-paced, laconic, unpredictable, and witty'
*Evening Standard*
'An impressive debut'
*Guardian*
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