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The pale criminal

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Main Author: Kerr, Philip (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2005.
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Gunther, Bernhard > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Physical Description:272 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:0142004154
9780142004159
Author Notes:Philip Kerr was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on February 22, 1956. He received a master's degree in law from the University of Birmingham in 1980. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as an advertising copywriter. His first novel, March Violets, was published in 1989 and became the first book in the Bernie Gunther series. His other fiction works for adults include A Philosophical Investigation, Esau, A Five-Year Plan, Gridiron, and Hitler's Peace. He won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction.

His non-fiction works include The Penguin Book of Lies and The Penguin Book of Fights, Feuds and Heartfelt Hatreds: An Anthology of Antipathy. He also wrote young adult books under the name P. B. Kerr, including the Children of the Lamp series and One Small Step. He died of cancer on March 23, 2018 at the age of 62.

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