C.C. (Chris) Humphreys
Works by C.C. (Chris) Humphreys:
Chris Humphreys grew up in the United Kingdom. In 2010, he moved to Salt Spring Island with his family.
Blood Ties (Orion, 2003) 9780752846439
Jack Absolute (Orion, 2004) 9780752859774
The Blooding of Jack Absolute (Orion, 2005) 9781989988138
The Fetch (Knopf, 2006) 9780553494754
Vendetta (Knopf, 2007) 9780375844249
Absolute Honour (Orion, 2007) 9780752880877
Possession (Knopf, 2008) 9780375844874
Vlad: The Last Confession (Orion, 2009) 9780752886183
The Hunt of the Unicorn (Knopf, 2011) 9780375853500
A Place Called Armageddon (Orion, 2011) 9781409120261
Shakespeare's Rebel (Orion, 2013) 9781409120278
Plague (Random House, 2014) 9780385679923
Fire (Random House, 2015/ Doubleday, 2016) 9780385679893
Chasing the Wind (Penguin Random House, 2018) $24 9780385690485
One London Day (Library and Archives Canada, 2021) $20 9781989988046
Chris’s career as an actor has taken him all over the world, from London’s West End to Hollywood. Salt Spring has enjoyed his talents on local stages and in outdoor summer productions.
Chris’ books have been translated into thirteen languages, and include The French Executioner, the 2002 runner-up for the UK’s CWA Steel Dagger for Thrillers. More recently, Plague won the 2015 ‘Arthur Ellis’: Canada’s Crime Writers’ Association Best Crime Novel Award.
As well as his numerous historical fiction novels, Chris is also the author of six books for young adults: The Runestone Saga (three books) and The Tapestry Trilogy beginning with The Hunt of the Unicorn – which is one of the ‘wooden books’ on display up high in the Salt Spring library! He has also penned the adult high epic fantasy series Immortals’ Blood beginning with, Smoke in the Glass.
He presented at the Sunshine Coast Festival of Written Arts, Sechelt in 2013.