Kevin Brooks

Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter, Devon, in 1959. He studied psychology and philosophy at Aston University in Birmingham (1980) and cultural studies in London (1983). He then pursued various professions, including musician, gas station attendant, office worker, hot dog vendor at the London Zoo, postal worker, train ticket seller, among others. He became well-known primarily for his remarkable young adult novels "Martyn Pig" (Branford Boase Award, 2003) and "Lucas" (North East Book Award, 2004). His other novels include: "Kissing the Rain" (2004, nominated for the Carnegie Medal Award), "Bloodline", 2004, "Candy", 2005, "I See You, Baby", 2005, "The Road of the Dead", 2006, "Being", 2007, "Black Rabbit Summer", 2008, as well as the novels in the Johnny Delgado series, "Like Father, Like Son", 2006, and "Private Detective", 2006.