Peter J Murray, author of Mokee Joe books has grand designs of matching JK Rowling’s domination in the States’ literature market. The former maths teacher promotes his own novels and has been told by a communications company in New York that he could go all the way to the top. He has so far produced six “spooky” mysteries for readers, aged eight years and over, and now Triumph Holdings has bought the film rights for the books.
But Mr Murray, who spends most of his time travelling across the UK and other countries dressed as the 9ft terrifying figure Mokee Joe, is trying to keep his feet on the ground. Because Mr Murray sells his own books he is not eligible to be counted on the best-sellers list but by shifting more than 1,000 books a week he would otherwise feature on it.
He has just released his sixth novel, Moonwailer, and is currently working on another book. Moonwailer is about a creature who frequents the imaginary place “Howling Ghyll,” and Murray based this idea on Trollers Ghyll, in the Yorkshire Dales, after a “chilling” walk around the area inspired him.
Source: Keighley News
October 29th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
hello peter j murray are you kepping ok you and your wife and your sons i like you 1st ever book monkee joe because you came to my school any way talk to you soon please write back from abbie