Brian was born in London of Irish parents. He has worked for the last 21 years as a children's and educational writer. He has written thirteen novels for children, which have been translated into six languages, of which the most recent are WHERE MERMAIDS SING and JACOB'S LADDER (Orchard Books). He is Royal Literary Fund fellow at City and Guilds Art School in South London, where he also lives.
Series
Promises of Dr Sigmundus
1. The Hollow People (2006)
2. The Gallowglass (2007)
aka The Cracked Mirror
3. The Mendini Canticle (2008)
4. The Resurrection Fields (2009)
1. The Hollow People (2006)
2. The Gallowglass (2007)
aka The Cracked Mirror
3. The Mendini Canticle (2008)
4. The Resurrection Fields (2009)
Nathaniel Wolfe
1. The Haunting of Nathaniel Wolfe (2008)
2. Nathaniel Wolfe and the Bodysnatchers (2009)
1. The Haunting of Nathaniel Wolfe (2008)
2. Nathaniel Wolfe and the Bodysnatchers (2009)
Magical Detective Agency
1. The Magical Detectives (2011)
2. The Magical Detectives and the Forbidden Spell (2011)
1. The Magical Detectives (2011)
2. The Magical Detectives and the Forbidden Spell (2011)
Novels
Don't Hang About (1986)
Some People Never Learn (1986)
No Need for Heroes (1989)
If This Is the Real World (1991)
Limited Damage (1991)
Boys Don't Write Love Stories (1993)
Family Secrets (1997)
The Private Life of Georgia Brown (1998)
Bitter Fruit (1999)
Balloon House (2000)
Falling for Joshua (2001)
No Stone Unturned (2001)
Where Mermaids Sing (2004)
Jacob's Ladder (2005)
The Alphabet of Heart's Desire (2017)
Some People Never Learn (1986)
No Need for Heroes (1989)
If This Is the Real World (1991)
Limited Damage (1991)
Boys Don't Write Love Stories (1993)
Family Secrets (1997)
The Private Life of Georgia Brown (1998)
Bitter Fruit (1999)
Balloon House (2000)
Falling for Joshua (2001)
No Stone Unturned (2001)
Where Mermaids Sing (2004)
Jacob's Ladder (2005)
The Alphabet of Heart's Desire (2017)
Anthologies edited
Family Matters (1989) (with Bill Lucas)
Class Rules (1990) (with Bill Lucas)
Poetry in Practice (1993) (with Bill Lucas)
Class Rules (1990) (with Bill Lucas)
Poetry in Practice (1993) (with Bill Lucas)
Plays show
Picture Books show
Non fiction show