The author comes from a land down-under but his short stories and opinion pieces are truly international. He plunders the possibilities, probabilities and potential of all things relating to politics, entertainment, sport and travel; all the issues that you care about.
Gerry's first book was released in 2009 and he has now racked-up sixteen volumes, six of them dedicated to his enigmatic discount detective, Paddy Pest. Gerry's books have received 5 USA Best Book citations, an IPPY bronze medal for Best Fiction/Australia & New Zealand, 7 Book Excellence Awards, 3 American Fiction Awards, a da Vinci Eye Award, 2 Pinnacles Achievement Award for Best Book/Short Stories, and a BestThriller.com Award.
The author attended Xavier College prior to the commencement of his first career, as an accountant for a mining company. His second career saw him as a copywriter with a number of international advertising agencies with service in London, Asia and Australia. Gerry eventually started his own boutique ad agency and production company, before retiring to become an author.Mr Burke is single and lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he is a retired horse breeder and golfer.