Martyn Pig

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Martyn Pig

First edition
Author	Kevin Brooks
Original title	Up
Language	English
Genre	Thriller novel
Published	1 April 2002 The Chicken House
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	256 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	1-905294-16-6
OCLC	62479349

Martyn Pig is a thriller by Kevin Brooks, published on April 1, 2002 by The Chicken House and aimed at teens and young adults. Martyn Pig won the Branford Boase Award in 2003 and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2002.

The first person narrative tells the story of Martyn Pig, a fourteen-year-old who is faced with a number of difficult decisions after the death of his father. When his father falls and hits his head Martyn is afraid to call the police because he thinks he will be blamed for the accident. He also discovers that his father had inherited a large sum of money. With the help of Alex (the girl next door), Martyn disposes of the body. Alex's boyfriend, Dean, attempts to blackmail Martyn for the money, but his plan is thwarted because Martyn had left evidence that would link Dean to the body. Alex then disappears and the police arrive to question Martyn when Dean is killed in a motorcycle crash where the evidence points to Martyn. He is able to convince the police that he is innocent, but he realizes that Alex has betrayed him and taken the money. Some time later he receives a letter from Alex and it appears as if Martyn will finally be able to put the past behind him.^[1]