CHRIS (C.C.) HUMPHREYS was born in Toronto and grew up in the United Kingdom. He has acted all over the world and appeared on stages ranging from London’s West End to Hollywood’s Twentieth Century Fox.
Humphreys began his writing career as a playwright. His first play, A Cage Without Bars, won the inaugural 24-Hour Playwriting Competition in Vancouver, and was then produced at Performance Works Vancouver, and later at the London fringe theatre, The Finborough. His second, Glimpses of the Moon, was commissioned and then produced by Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary. Humphreys recently adapted his novel Shakespeare’s Rebel for the stage and it was produced at Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Festival in 2015.
The author of ten novels of historical fiction, Humphreys’ books have garnered bestseller status and critical acclaim across North America. The French Executioner was runner up for the CWA Steel Dagger for Thrillers in 2002 and has been optioned for the screen. Humphreys’ books featuring the character Jack Absolute—the James Bond of the 1770s—are entitled Jack Absolute, The Blooding of Jack Absolute and Absolute Honour, the last of which was shortlisted for the 2007 Evergreen Award by the Ontario Library Association. His novel, Vlad, The Last Confession about the real Dracula was an international bestseller. As well as his adult fiction, Humphreys is also the author of several works for young adults: the trilogy of The Runestone Saga, and The Hunt of the Unicorn. In Fall 2016, The Hunt of the Dragon will be published. His books have been translated into more than thirteen languages.
His novel Plague was released by Doubleday Canada in 2014.
Humphreys lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C., with his wife and young son. You can connect with him at www.cchumphreys.com.