Gordon Kerr books

Gordon Kerr is a Scottish non-fiction author and art historian who has written over 90 books on history, true crime, art, and geography since 2000.

Best Kept Secrets Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Best-Kept Secrets of Italy 2014 Buy
Best-Kept Secrets of Europe 2015 Buy

Maps for Curious Minds Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds 2019 Buy
North American Maps for Curious Minds 2021 Buy
Wild Maps for Curious Minds 2022 Buy
The 1960s Maps for Curious Minds 2025

Masterpieces of Art Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
William Morris 2009 Buy
Japanese Woodblocks 2014 Buy
J.M.W. Turner 2014 Buy
Illuminated Manuscripts 2014 Buy
Art Deco Fashion 2014 Buy
Paul Klee 2014 Buy
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 2014 Buy
Gustav Klimt 2014 Buy
Claude Monet 2014 Buy
Edvard Munch 2015 Buy
Hieronymus Bosch 2016 Buy
Pre-Raphaelites 2016 Buy
Glasgow Boys 2018 Buy
Scottish Colourists 2019 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Rats and Squealers 2000 Buy
Poetry Writers’ Yearbook 2006 Buy
Killers in Cold Blood 2007 Buy
The Timetraveller’s Guide to Georgian London 2007 Buy
Art Nouveau 2008 Buy
Impressionists. 2008 Buy
Pirates: Derring-do on the High Seas 2008 Buy
Timeline of World History 2008 Buy
Timeline History of the World 2008 Buy
Professional Killers 2008 Buy
Timeline Of Britain 2008 Buy
Australian Slang 2008 Buy
Houses of Death: Horrific Secrets Behind Closed Doors 2008 Buy
Hotels of Death: The Famous Checked In But Never Checked Ou 2008 Buy
Timeline of Kings & Queens : From Charlemagne to Elizabeth II 2008 Buy
Leaders Who Changed the World 2009 Buy
Fugitives: Dramatic accounts of life on the run 2009 Buy
Goners: The Final Hours of the Notable and Notorious 2009 Buy
More Softies 2009 Buy
Timeline of the Sixties 2009 Buy
A Short History of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Treaty of Lisbon 2009 Buy
Evil Psychopaths 2009 Buy
Great British Losers: A Compendium of National Embarrassments from the Great Auk to Eddie the Eagle 2010 Buy
Secrets of Italy 2010 Buy
My Sweet Rose 2010 Buy
Mapping the Trail of a Crime: How Experts Use Geographic Profiling to Solve the World’s Most Notorious Cases 2011 Buy
Treacherous Women - Sex, temptation and betrayal 2011 Buy
Spree Killers: Ruthless Perpetrators of Mass Murder 2011 Buy
Fugitives from Justice : Audacious Bids for Freedom 2011 Buy
Hostages and Hijackers 2011 Buy
Kidnapped! 2011 Buy
Notorious Fugitives : Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide 2011 Buy
Insane Body Snatchers 2011 Buy
Fugitives on the Run : Keeping Ahead of Retribution 2011 Buy
Hostages 2011 Buy
100 Claude Monet Masterpieces. 2011 Buy
Ancient and Medieval Traitors - Back-stabbers, turncoats and conspirators 2011 Buy
Australian Serial Killers 2011 Buy
World Serial Killers - Manson, Bundy, Olson, Sells, Son of Sam, Kemper, Stayner, Jack the Ripper, Brady, Hindley, West, Shipman, Glover, Dupas, Birnie, … Denyer, Milat, Barraza, Lopez 2011 Buy
American Serial Killers - They just can’t stop themselves 2011 Buy
Traitors and Spies: Spooks, sleepers and sabotage 2011 Buy
Mafia Men: Hoodwinkers, Suckers and Scams 2011 Buy
European Serial Killers - Evil on the edge of society 2011 Buy
Great Leaders of the Last 100 Years - A century that changed the world 2011 Buy
Historic Leaders who Changed the World: Monarchs, Presidents and Despots 2011 Buy
Great Leaders who Changed the Ancient World - Philosophers, Prophets and Commanders 2011 Buy
Great Leaders who Changed the Medieval World - Emperors, Tyrants and Saints 2011 Buy
Great Leaders of the 19th Century - Heroes, Outlaws and Demagogues 2011 Buy
A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring 2011 Buy
Art Deco Fashion Masterpieces 2012 Buy
Queen: Secrets & Celebrations of Her Majesty 2012 Buy
Mad Dogs: The Most Vicious Men Who Ever Lived 2012 Buy
College Killers : School Shootings in North America and Europe - Columbine, Jonesboro, Bath, Thurston, Red Lake, Virginia, Pontiac’s Rebellion, Texas Tower, Beslan, Erfurt, Dunblane 2012 Buy
A Short History of China: From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse 2013 Buy
Breakout - The Great Prison Escapes - Alcatraz, Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, Bundy, Biggs and the Great Train Robbery, Texas Seven, Blake, Hinds, Sheppard, Ramensky, Billy Hayes, Dengler 2013 Buy
Timeline of the Popes : A History from St Peter to Francis I – Rome, Vatican, Catholic, Cardinal, Papal Election, John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI 2013 Buy
Book of Firsts 2013 Buy
A Short History of the First World War: Land, Sea Air, 1914-1918 2014 Buy
A Short History of Brazil: From Pre-Colonial Peoples to Modern Economic Miracle 2014 Buy
Cthulhu: Dark Fantasy, Horror & Supernatural Movies 2014 Buy
A Short History of the Vietnam War 2015 Buy
A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State 2016 Buy
The Godsplice 2016 Buy
A Short History of India: From the Earliest Civilisations and Myriad Kingdoms, to Today’s Economic Powerhouse 2017 Buy
Are You Smarter Than a Millennial? 2018 Buy
Are You Smarter Than a Baby Boomer? 2018 Buy
Short History of the Victorian Era 2019 Buy
A Pocket Essential Introduction to Religion 2019 Buy
The War that Never Ended: A Short History of the Korean War 2020 Buy
British Traitors 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Partisan Heart 2019 Buy

Gordon Kerr is a prolific Scottish non-fiction writer with over 90 books to his name. His output covers an enormous range: true crime accounts of serial killers and fugitives, compact histories of countries and wars, art books on movements from Art Nouveau to the Scottish Colourists, and quirky reference titles like Are You Smarter Than a Millennial?

His “Short History” books have covered Europe, Africa, China, Brazil, India, the Middle East, the First World War, the Victorian era, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War. On the true crime side, he has written about serial killers across multiple continents, spree killers, fugitives, kidnappers, and traitors. His Masterpieces of Art series spans fourteen volumes covering individual artists and movements.

Kerr has also written one novel, The Partisan Heart (2019), and the Best Kept Secrets travel books focusing on Italy and Europe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Gordon Kerr written?

Gordon Kerr has written 91 books across five series.

What was Gordon Kerr's first book?

Gordon Kerr’s first book is Rats and Squealers, published in 2000.

What subjects does Gordon Kerr write about?

Kerr covers an unusually wide range of non-fiction topics, including world history, serial killers and true crime, art movements and masterpieces, maps and geography, and religious history. His “Short History” series covers countries and conflicts from Africa to Vietnam.

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