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Bernard Gunther Books in Order

Philip Kerr has written 14 Bernard Gunther books, published between 1989 and 2019. The first book is March Violets (1989) and the newest is Metropolis (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1989–2019
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
4,433 in 11 of 14 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,433 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Bernard Gunther is the Berlin private investigator at the centre of 14 novels by Philip Kerr. March Violets (1989), The Pale Criminal (1990) and A German Requiem (1991) form the first run; the series resumed with The One from the Other (2006) and continued through Field Gray (2010), Prague Fatale (2011) and The Lady from Zagreb (2015) to Metropolis (2019). Germany before, during and after the Second World War is the standing setting.

How many Bernard Gunther books are there?

Bernard Gunther has 14 books, released between 1989 and 2019.

Bernard Gunther Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Bernard Gunther books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of March Violets by Philip Kerr, book 1 of the Bernie Gunther series (1989)
  2. Cover of The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr, book 2 of the Bernie Gunther series (1990)
  3. Cover of A German Requiem by Philip Kerr, book 3 of the Bernie Gunther series (1991)
  4. Cover of The One from the Other by Philip Kerr, book 4 of the Bernie Gunther series (2006)
  5. Cover of A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr, book 5 of the Bernie Gunther series (2008)
  6. Cover of If The Dead Rise Not by Philip Kerr, book 6 of the Bernie Gunther series (2009)
  7. Cover of Field Gray by Philip Kerr, book 7 of the Bernie Gunther series (2010)
  8. Cover of Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr, book 8 of the Bernie Gunther series (2011)
  9. Cover of A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr, book 9 of the Bernie Gunther series (2013)
  10. Cover of The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr, book 10 of the Bernie Gunther series (2015)
  11. Cover of The Other Side of Silence by Philip Kerr, book 11 of the Bernie Gunther series (2016)
  12. Cover of Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr, book 12 of the Bernie Gunther series (2017)
  13. Cover of Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr, book 13 of the Bernie Gunther series (2018)
  14. Cover of Metropolis by Philip Kerr, book 14 of the Bernie Gunther series (2019)
  1. 1
    March VioletsBernie Gunther #11989 · 245 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989245
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  2. 2
    The Pale CriminalBernie Gunther #21990 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990272
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  3. 3
    A German RequiemBernie Gunther #31991 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991306
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  4. 4
    The One from the OtherBernie Gunther #42006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  5. 5
    A Quiet FlameBernie Gunther #52008 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008416
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  6. 6
    If The Dead Rise NotBernie Gunther #62009 · 437 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009437
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  7. 7
    Field GrayBernie Gunther #72010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Prague FataleBernie Gunther #82011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    A Man Without BreathBernie Gunther #92013 · 465 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013465
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  10. 10
    The Lady from ZagrebBernie Gunther #102015 · 421 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015421
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  11. 11
    The Other Side of SilenceBernie Gunther #112016 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016448
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  12. 12
    Prussian BlueBernie Gunther #122017 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017528
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  13. 13
    Greeks Bearing GiftsBernie Gunther #132018 · 511 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018511
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  14. 14
    MetropolisBernie Gunther #142019 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019384
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Do you have to read Bernard Gunther books in order?

You should read the Bernard Gunther books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bernard Gunther book also stands alone.

Where to start with Bernard Gunther

Start with March Violets (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bernard Gunther book?

Metropolis (2019) is the newest Bernard Gunther book released so far.

Is there a new Bernard Gunther book coming?

No next Bernard Gunther book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Bernard Gunther has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Bernard Gunther. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Bernard Gunther at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Bernard Gunther title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Bernard Gunther books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,433 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 421 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bernard Gunther books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Bernard Gunther books are about

All 14 Bernard Gunther books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 13 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Philip Kerr

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Series that include Bernard Gunther books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.