found: Martyn Pig, 2003:t.p. (Kevin Brooks) prelims. (has been musician, gravedigger, zookeeper; first novel) e-mail to publisher sent Dec. 3, 2002 (no reply received)
found: Author profile: Kevin Brooks Web site, Aug. 31, 2004(Kevin Brooks; lives in Manningtree, Essex, England)
found: Kevin Brooks profile Web site, Aug. 31, 2004(Kevin Brooks; b. Exeter, England)
found: Barnes & Noble.com--meet the writers Web site, Aug. 31, 2004(Kevin Brooks; b. Mar. 30, 1959, Exeter, Devon, England)
found: Wikipedia, Feb. 17, 2015(Kevin M. Brooks (born 30 March 1959) is an English writer best known for young-adult novels. Brooks was born in Pinhoe on the outskirts of Exeter in south-west England. He went on to study psychology and philosophy at Aston University in Birmingham.)