Philip Kerrย was the New York Timesย bestselling author of the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, three of whichโField Gray,ย The Lady from Zagreb, andย Prussian Blueโwere finalists for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Kerr also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writersโ Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. Just before his death in 2018, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. As P.B. Kerr, he was the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp.