Most Popular Books by Philip Kerr

''One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written'' LEE CHILD France, 1956. Bernie Gunther is on the run. If there''s one thing he''s learned, it''s never to refuse a job from a high-ranking secret policeman. But this is exactly what he''s just done. Now he''s a marked man, with the East German Stasi on his tail. Fleeing across Europe, he remembers the last time he worked with his pursuer: in 1939, to solve a murder at the Berghof, Hitler''s summer hideaway in the Bavarian Alps. Hitler is long dead, the Berghof now a ruined shell, and the bizarre time Bernie spent there should be no more than a distant memory. But as he pushes on to Berlin and safety, Bernie will find that no matter how far he thinks he has put Nazi Germany behind him, for him it will always be unfinished business. The Berghof is not done with Bernie yet. Perfect for fans of Raymond Chandler and John le Carré. ***************************** PRAISE FOR PHILIP KERR ''Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature'' TOM HANKS ''One of the greatest master story-tellers in English'' ALAN FURST ''One of the most memorable and original characters'' THE SUNDAY TIMES ''Bitterly, darkly funny'' SUNDAY HERALD

Djinn twins John and Philippa Gaunt are back and ready to tackle a brand-new magical mystery. As they travel around the world on a whirlwind adventure, the twins help their friend and fellow djinn, Dybbuck, find out who murdered his best friend, using the venomous snakebite of the king cobra. All too soon, John and Philippa find themselves caught up in the lethal world of the Cult of the Nine Cobras, only to discover that they are a target of the creepy cobra cult. Now, the twins must find the invaluable Cobra King talisman and stop the cult leader''s deadly plan!

The first three thrillers in the internationally acclaimed and bestselling Bernie Gunther series. ''The greatest anti-hero ever written'' - LEE CHILD MARCH VIOLETS Hired by a wealthy industrialist to investigate the murder of his daughter and her husband, Bernie finds himself drawn into the lethal internal politics of the Nazi party. When Hermann Goering himself calls Bernie in with a task for him that throws his existing case into a whole new light, he must weigh up his hatred of the Nazis against his desire to live. THE PALE CRIMINAL Five German schoolgirls are missing. Four have been found dead, victims of horrific ritual murders. Bernie Gunther is reluctant to investigate, but when Reynhard Heydrich gives you an order, you obey it if you want to stay alive. What Bernie discovers is far worse than a lone madman: an occult conspiracy at the very heart of the Nazi Party. A GERMAN REQUIEM Postwar Vienna was supposed to be somewhere quiet for Bernie to lie low. Then he is asked to clear an old Kripo colleague''s name of murder. This man belonged to a secret society of Nazi hunters, and before he knows it Bernie is face to face with men who have been presumed dead for years. They got away with their crimes once. Bernie will see it doesn''t happen again.

While volcanoes spew golden lava around the world, djinn twins John and Philippa, with their parents, Uncle Nimrod, and Groanin, face evil more powerful than ever before when they try to stop the wicked djinn trying to rob the grave of Genghis Khan.

In 1942, there are many worse places to be than Zurich, and detective Bernie Gunther has seen his fair share of them. So when a superior asks him to track down a glamorous German actress believed to be hiding in Zurich, he takes the job. Not that he has much choice: the superior is Goebbels himself. Soon Bernie finds himself involved in something much more sinister. The actress, it emerges, is the daughter of a fanatical Croatian fascist, the sadistic commandant of a notorious concentration camp. And the Swiss police have a cold case that they want Bernie to take a look at: one that seems to have connections to some powerful people back in the Reich. The Lady from Zagreb is another inimitable Bernie Gunther investigation from Philip Kerr: a rich, dark and fast-paced adventure of a nightmarish time and a lonely, indomitable hero.

Blackmail, espionage and a mass murderer from his wartime past await Bernie Gunther on the French Riviera. ''A brilliantly twisting tale of espionage and betrayal'' Sunday Times THE FRENCH RIVIERA, 1956. A world-weary Bernie Gunther is working under a false name as a hotel concierge. His attempts to keep his nose clean go horribly awry when a wartime acquaintance sucks him into a blackmail plot involving Somerset Maugham, one of the most famous British writers of the 20th century, and the notorious Cambridge Spies. All of them have dark pasts and plenty to hide - ideal candidates for a seasoned blackmailer. ********************************* PRAISE FOR PHILIP KERR ''Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature'' TOM HANKS ''One of the greatest master story-tellers in English'' ALAN FURST ''One of the most memorable and original characters'' SUNDAY TIMES ''Bitterly, darkly funny'' SUNDAY HERALD

Scott Manson is team coach for London City football club. He''s also their all-round fixer - he gets the lads in to training, and out of trouble, keeps the wags at bay and the press in his pocket. The players love him, the bosses trust him. But now London City manager Joao Zarco is dead, killed at his team''s beloved stadium at Silvertown Docks. Even Scott Manson can''t smooth over murder ... but can he catch the killer before he strikes again?

''One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written'' LEE CHILD The war may be over, but the remnants of the Nazis are still causing trouble for Bernie Gunther. In post-war Vienna, the term ''peace'' is relative - the Americans, British and Russians govern the city in an uneasy truce, and the main difference is that now it''s the Soviet secret police making people disappear rather than the Nazis. When Bernie is asked by a high-ranking Soviet official to clear an old Kripo colleague''s name of the murder of an American officer, he quickly realises he''s in over his head. Bernie''s ex-colleague Becker was working for a secret society of Nazi hunters, tracking down and executing war criminals who faked their own deaths to escape the noose at Nuremberg. Infiltrating the group, Bernie finds himself face to face with men he thought he''d never see again. They''ve cheated justice once - now Bernie must see that they don''t get away a second time. Perfect for fans of Raymond Chandler and John le Carré. ************************************ PRAISE FOR PHILIP KERR ''Kerr leads us through the facts of history and the vagaries of human nature'' TOM HANKS ''One of the greatest master story-tellers in English'' ALAN FURST ''One of the most memorable and original characters'' THE SUNDAY TIMES ''Bitterly, darkly funny'' SUNDAY HERALD

A London City player collapses in a crucial match in Athens. A heart attack? Or something more sinister? Scott Manson must find the truth before the rest of the team is in danger.

When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.

Twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John have more adventures when they become involved in an international adventure involving the Blue Djinn, the supreme arbiter of all Djinn.

In 1696, Christopher Ellis, a young, hot-tempered gentleman, is sent to the Tower of London, but not as a prisoner. A sudden twist of fate has led him there to assist the renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton, who as Warden of the Royal Mint has accepted an appointment to hunt down counterfeiters who threaten to topple the shaky, war-weakened economy. Armed with Newton’s superior intellect and Ellis’s skill with a sword, the new partners seem primed to solve the case. But when their investigation leads them to a mysterious coded message on a corpse hidden in the Lion Tower, they realize that something more sinister is afoot. In the heat of their pursuit, Newton and Ellis’s suspicions become all too real as the body count rises and the duo uncovers a menacing far-reaching plot that might lead to the collapse of the government—and cost them their very lives. An extraordinary, suspense-filled, and richly satisfying tale, Dark Matter is an engrossing mystery infused with the volatile mix of politics, science, and religion that characterized life in seventeenth-century London.

Det er sommeren 1956. Bernie Gunther arbejder under falsk navn som receptionschef på det berømte Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat ved Den Franske Riviera. Da verdens måske rigeste og måske mest berømte forfatter, W. Somerset Maugham, mangler en fjerde mand til et spil bridge, træder Gunther til. Det viser sig hurtigt, at den excentriske Maugham ikke bare vil spille kort, han har også brug for professionel rådgivning i en penibel sag om afpresning. I sit sydfranske skjul forsøger Bernie Gunther at holde fortiden på afstand, men da en gammel fjende og naziforbryder, Harold Hennig, ankommer som gæst til Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, begynder alt at gå skævt. HINSIDES TAVSHEDEN er ellevte fritstående bog i Philip Kerrs prisbelønnede og atmosfærefyldte Berlin Noir-serie. Krigen er slut, men selv i 1956 er freden endnu ikke kommet til kontinentet. Stormagternes kontraspionage spidser til, Sovjetunionen har brintbomben, og spionerne ser hele Europa som deres legeplads.

After getting help for their father, who is cursed with rapid aging, twelve-year-old djinn twins John and Philippa and friends travel through the spirit world in search of Faustina, the only one who can keep their mother from becoming the Blue Djinn, and discover a link to museum thefts and hauntings throughout the word.

Tom Jefferson, tueur à gages reconnu aux États-Unis, est contacté par un proche de la CIA et de la mafia pour éliminer Fidel Castro. Un as-sassinat qui arrangerait tout le monde, politiques comme mafieux. Dans le même temps, ces der-niers font pression sur Kennedy pour qu’il aban-donne l’enquête lancée par son gouvernement contre le crime organisé, et s’il refuse, la mafia détient un enregistrement compromettant de Marilyn Monroe et lui. Mais lorsque Tom écoute cette cassette, c’est la voix de sa femme qu’il reconnaît... Quelques jours plus tard, celle-ci est retrouvée morte. Puis Tom disparaît. Alors qu’un vent de panique souffle sur ses commanditaires, la rumeur enfle : et s’il avait décidé de se venger, et d’assassiner Kennedy plutôt que Castro ? Des États-Unis à La Havane, Philip Kerr nous entraîne avec brio dans les pas d’un tueur à gages sans scrupules, dressant au passage le portrait acéré d’une Amérique divisée, gangrenée par la corruption et l’arrivisme. Traduit de l’anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Pascal Loubet

In this user-friendly book, Philip Kerr provides a clear overview of key trends in ELT, identified through analysis of current ELT discourse. The book is divided into sections on language, learning, teaching and evidence for easy navigation, and covers a wide range of topics including plurilingualism, wellbeing, digital literacies, metacognition, flipped learning, gamification, mediation, and critical thinking. It explores how and why each trend is significant, discusses how it is reflected in current practice and critically evaluates its application and impact.

Vocabulary has gained its rightful place at the centre of modern language learning syllabuses, but how does a writer select which items to present and practise? Philip Kerr, an experienced teacher, trainer and coursebook writer, explains the importance of key criteria such as frequency, learnability and usefulness when choosing vocabulary items to focus on.Starting with an overview of theoretical and practical issues involved in writing vocabulary materials, he goes on to illustrate a wide range of practice activity types and also includes suggestions for dealing with the knotty issue of rubric-writing. Carefully constructed tasks are backed up with detailed commentaries which encourage readers to think critically about vocabulary materials in general.This module forms part of the ELT Teacher 2 Writer training course. The training modules are designed to help you write better ELT materials, either for publication, or simply to improve the quality of your self-produced classroom materials.

Everybody knows somebody who is a heavy metal fan - fact! If you are already a fan, our hats off to you. If not, let Philip Kerr be your guide as he takes you back through his life and shows how metal has shaped and enhanced every bit. Diving into Heavy Metal! is a journey of discovery, beginning with Philip as a naive child who found himself transfixed by an incredible sound. There tends to be a misrepresentation of heavy metal fans as weird misfits, and many books and films lampoon the subject. Not so in Philip''s book as he invites the reader into the story of a community of fans across the world joined by their love of this extraordinary music. Many aspects of metal are covered as Philip discovers them on his journey: heavy metal, thrash metal, glam metal and more. He''ll show you some of the more major events in music history, take you to a Sabbat gig in Derby, to see Guns N’ Roses in Manchester, to the Clash of the Titans at the Birmingham NEC, and to the artillery barrage otherwise known as Motörhead! He''ll also shed light on some of the murkier parts of the scene as he delves into the world of death metal. Whether you''re a long-time fan, a recent initiate or a complete newbie, Diving into Heavy Metal! has something for everyone. And while the narrative bursts with humour and passion, it''s also above all an honest look at this music that so many fans centre their lives around and without which, Philip says, he isn''t sure where he''d be!

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but there is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

Magical adentures always seem to find the Gaunt twins, and the siblings are quickly drawn into yet another mystery when the world''s luck tips wildly out of balance. The key to the world''s fate appears to in Shangri-La, after five fakirs were buried alive. Each fakir guards a secret that can answer a great question of the universe. But there''s an evil djinn desperate to dif up one of the secrets. Can Jogn and Philippa find it first? And can they harness their powers to defeat this mysterious new evil? Find out in the sixth book in the Children of the Lamp series!

For ease of use and practicality Straightforward Second Edition is structured to provide one lesson per double-page spread (A/B/C/D), lasting around 90 minutes. All lessons are interlinked to promote better and more memorable learning, but the is the flexibility to pick out certain key sections to focus on certain language points.

Bernie Gunther era un policía en Berlín que, tras la llegada de Hitler al poder, se vio obligado a abandonar el cuerpo para no sentirse cómplice de un gobierno que detesta. Ahora, en 1936, se gana la vida como detective privado resolviendo casos como el que le acaba de llegar. Un poderoso magnate quiere que encuentre un valioso collar de diamantes que ya ha causado la muerte de su hija y su yerno. Aunque el móvil inicial aparentemente es el robo, Gunther descubre que los brutales asesinatos esconden algo más y que el rastro conduce a algunos nombres importantes de la Alemania nazi.

A Quiet Flame opens in 1950. Falsely fingered a war criminal, Bernie Gunther has booked passage to Buenos Aires, lured, like the Nazis whose company he has always despised, by promises of a new life and a clean passport from the Per̤n government. But Bernie doesn''t have the luxury of settling into his new home and lying low. He is soon pressured by the local police into taking on a case in which a girl has turned up dead, gruesomely mutilated, and another--the daughter of a wealthy German banker, has gone missing. Both crimes seem to connect to an unsolved case Bernie worked on back in Berlin in 1932. It''s not so far-fetched that the cases might be linked: after all, the scum of the earth has been washing up on Argentine shores, state-licensed murderers and torturers, so why couldn''t a serial killer be among them?

In 1969 Houston, Texas, thirteen-year-old Scott learns to fly from his father, an Air Force flight instructor, but when NASA needs him for a secret space mission, Scott''s elation is tempered by concern that his mother, who has moved to Florida, will find out.