Gordon Kerr Non-Fiction books in order

Gordon Kerr's non-fiction catalog of 70 books covering world history, true crime, art, timelines, and reference titles published from 2000 to 2022.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Rats and Squealers 2000 Gordon Kerr Buy
2 Poetry Writers’ Yearbook 2006 Gordon Kerr Buy
3 Killers in Cold Blood 2007 Gordon Kerr Buy
4 The Timetraveller’s Guide to Georgian London 2007 Gordon Kerr Buy
5 Art Nouveau 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
6 Impressionists. 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
7 Pirates: Derring-do on the High Seas 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
8 Timeline of World History 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
9 Timeline History of the World 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
10 Professional Killers 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
11 Timeline Of Britain 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
12 Australian Slang 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
13 Houses of Death: Horrific Secrets Behind Closed Doors 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
14 Hotels of Death: The Famous Checked In But Never Checked Ou 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
15 Timeline of Kings & Queens : From Charlemagne to Elizabeth II 2008 Gordon Kerr Buy
16 Leaders Who Changed the World 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
17 Fugitives: Dramatic accounts of life on the run 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
18 Goners: The Final Hours of the Notable and Notorious 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
19 More Softies 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
20 Timeline of the Sixties 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
21 A Short History of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Treaty of Lisbon 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
22 Evil Psychopaths 2009 Gordon Kerr Buy
23 Great British Losers: A Compendium of National Embarrassments from the Great Auk to Eddie the Eagle 2010 Gordon Kerr Buy
24 Secrets of Italy 2010 Gordon Kerr Buy
25 My Sweet Rose 2010 Gordon Kerr Buy
26 Mapping the Trail of a Crime: How Experts Use Geographic Profiling to Solve the World’s Most Notorious Cases 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
27 Treacherous Women - Sex, temptation and betrayal 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
28 Spree Killers: Ruthless Perpetrators of Mass Murder 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
29 Fugitives from Justice : Audacious Bids for Freedom 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
30 Hostages and Hijackers 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
31 Kidnapped! 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
32 Notorious Fugitives : Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
33 Insane Body Snatchers 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
34 Fugitives on the Run : Keeping Ahead of Retribution 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
35 Hostages 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
36 100 Claude Monet Masterpieces. 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
37 Ancient and Medieval Traitors - Back-stabbers, turncoats and conspirators 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
38 Australian Serial Killers 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
39 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 Gordon Kerr Buy
40 American Serial Killers - They just can’t stop themselves 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
41 Traitors and Spies: Spooks, sleepers and sabotage 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
42 Mafia Men: Hoodwinkers, Suckers and Scams 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
43 European Serial Killers - Evil on the edge of society 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
44 Great Leaders of the Last 100 Years - A century that changed the world 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
45 Historic Leaders who Changed the World: Monarchs, Presidents and Despots 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
46 Great Leaders who Changed the Ancient World - Philosophers, Prophets and Commanders 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
47 Great Leaders who Changed the Medieval World - Emperors, Tyrants and Saints 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
48 Great Leaders of the 19th Century - Heroes, Outlaws and Demagogues 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
49 A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring 2011 Gordon Kerr Buy
50 Art Deco Fashion Masterpieces 2012 Gordon Kerr Buy
51 Queen: Secrets & Celebrations of Her Majesty 2012 Gordon Kerr Buy
52 Mad Dogs: The Most Vicious Men Who Ever Lived 2012 Gordon Kerr Buy
53 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 Gordon Kerr Buy
54 A Short History of China: From Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse 2013 Gordon Kerr Buy
55 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 Gordon Kerr Buy
56 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 Gordon Kerr Buy
57 Book of Firsts 2013 Gordon Kerr Buy
58 A Short History of the First World War: Land, Sea Air, 1914-1918 2014 Gordon Kerr Buy
59 A Short History of Brazil: From Pre-Colonial Peoples to Modern Economic Miracle 2014 Gordon Kerr Buy
60 Cthulhu: Dark Fantasy, Horror & Supernatural Movies 2014 Gordon Kerr Buy
61 A Short History of the Vietnam War 2015 Gordon Kerr Buy
62 A Short History of the Middle East: From Ancient Empires to Islamic State 2016 Gordon Kerr Buy
63 The Godsplice 2016 Gordon Kerr Buy
64 A Short History of India: From the Earliest Civilisations and Myriad Kingdoms, to Today’s Economic Powerhouse 2017 Gordon Kerr Buy
65 Are You Smarter Than a Millennial? 2018 Gordon Kerr Buy
66 Are You Smarter Than a Baby Boomer? 2018 Gordon Kerr Buy
67 Short History of the Victorian Era 2019 Gordon Kerr Buy
68 A Pocket Essential Introduction to Religion 2019 Gordon Kerr Buy
69 The War that Never Ended: A Short History of the Korean War 2020 Gordon Kerr Buy
70 British Traitors 2022 Gordon Kerr Buy

Gordon Kerr’s non-fiction catalog spans 70 books published between 2000 and 2022. The collection covers an extraordinary range of subjects. His true crime books examine serial killers, spree killers, fugitives, kidnappers, and traitors across multiple countries and centuries. His “Short History” volumes compress entire national or military histories into single readable books.

He has also written extensively about art, with books on Art Nouveau, Impressionism, and Art Deco fashion. His timeline books cover world history, British history, the 1960s, and the papal succession. Lighter titles like Great British Losers, Australian Slang, and the “Are You Smarter Than” quiz books show a different side of his range.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Gordon Kerr Non-Fiction series?

There are 70 books in the Gordon Kerr Non-Fiction series, published between 2000 and 2022.

What is the first book in the Gordon Kerr Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Gordon Kerr Non-Fiction series is Rats and Squealers, published in 2000.

What is Gordon Kerr's "Short History" series?

Kerr has written compact single-volume histories covering Europe, Africa, China, Brazil, India, the Middle East, the First World War, the Vietnam War, the Victorian era, and the Korean War. Each book condenses a large subject into an accessible overview.

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