Kevin Brooks

About

Notable for his Carnegie Medal-winning young adult work The Bunker Diary, Brooks is also famous for his Johnny Delgado and PI John Crane series.

Before Fame

He studied in the philosophy and psychology departments at Birmingham, England's Aston University. In 2002, he published his acclaimed debut novel Martyn Pig.

Trivia

His 2009 book Killing God was given the more innocuous title of Dawn when it was released in the United States.

Family Life

He and his two brothers grew up near Exeter, England.

Associated With

He and Mark Walden are both well-known British writers of young adult fiction.