JACK ABSOLUTE was a substantial success. Both brilliantly reviewed and commercially popular, it marked the beginning of a brand new bestselling phenomenon. THE BLOODING OF JACK ABSOLUTE charts Jack's coming-of-age, combining emotional power, humour and non-stop action. C. C. Humphreys is attracting more and more media attention, and has received terrific reviews: 'Jack escapes death more often than James Bond in his attempt to find the traitor in the King's ranks ... an exciting romp' Sunday Telegraph. 'C. C. Humphreys excels as ever in throat-in-the-mouth action and knows instinctively how to keep a reader pasted to the page ... to my mind Bernard Cornwell is good but Humphreys is better' Historical Novels Review. 'A magnificent extravaganza of a book ... A marvellous feat of imagination' Good Book Guide. 'The author's eye for historical detail is impeccable ... [it has] the air of a true Hollywood blockbuster' Ink 'Thrilling, funny, well-researched and at times painfully poignant' Independent on Sunday. 'Thoroughly gripping, intensely readable' Literary Review. Humphreys' first novel, THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER, is in film pre-production.

'CC Humphreys has created the finest series of historical novels since Patrick O'Brian.' GOOD BOOK GUIDE

C.C. Humphreys was born in Toronto, Canada, and grew up in Los Angeles and London. He is a third generation actor and writer. He was a schoolboy fencing champion, became a fight choreographer and thus turned his love of swashbuckling towards historical fiction. He is married and lives in North London.