113:. It wasn't until 2001 that Peter started writing novels. This was inspired by a conversation with his niece in which she recalled when she would play hide and seek with Peter's sons. Peter would disguise himself in a spooky hat and long overcoat before hunting out the children. She recounted with delight how Peter would call out 'Mokee Joe is coming to get you'. It was this conversation that made Peter decide he had to write about this scary character he'd created, and the
80:, Peter started life on a council estate. He failed his 11+ and wasn't even allowed to sit his mathematics exams. After leaving school, Peter went to work in a Sheffield steelworks but wasn't happy. He spent ten years studying outside of work to get a degree in Metallurgy from Cambridge University. With a degree under his belt he embarked on a further year's study at Cambridge University, gaining an MPhil degree in Materials Technology.
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The second book in the Mokee Joe series. This book saw the continued journey of Hudson in his fight against the evil Mokee Joe. This was also translated into
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Renaissance Learning project, collaborating with schools and librarians and speaking at their symposiums and conferences. His titles are quizzed and used within their
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Peter then travelled to Dubai, teaching mathematics and science to Arabic students in the aluminium industry before returning to
England to take up a teaching post at Grosvenor House School in
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Peter later decided to buy back the rights and return to self-publishing his titles, setting up a publishing company, Atlantis
Children's Books, in 2011 with son and illustrator Simon Murray.
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and, after proving its popularity in bookshops, the rights to the title were snapped up by Hodder
Children's Books. Peter Murray signed a three-book deal with Hodder and subsequently released
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Peter lives with his wife Kath Murray. They divide their time between their home in the
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