Career
Peter trained as a metallurgist and graduated with a masters degree from Cambridge University in 1979. He chose to teach mathematics at Aston Comprehensive school. Since 1979, Peter has taught a number of schools, including Cheam, before becoming a full-time author. He spends a lot of his time touring round schools, both in the UK and abroad, giving presentations about his books and inspiring kids to read.
He then signed to Hodder and a released another trilogy including the bestselling Bonebreaker.
His cover illustrations are now done by Paul Davies, the illustrator who created some of Stephen King's covers, including It'. The internal illustrations are done by his son, the author and illustrator Simon Murray, also known for creating the well loved Icky Doo Dah character. To date the Mokee Joe series has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.
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