Let's make this birthday one to remember.

69 years old (Born on February 22, 1956)

Happy Birthday, Philip Kerr! May your day be filled with more twists and turns than a Bernie Gunther thriller. Your knack for weaving history into suspenseful tales has kept readers on the edge of their seats—and occasionally checking under their beds—for decades.

Here's hoping this year brings you as much intrigue, excitement, and success as you've given us through Bernie's unforgettable adventures. Keep those pages turning; after all these years, you're still writing circles around history itself—proving once again that age is just another plot twist in life's great mystery novel. Cheers to many more thrilling chapters ahead!