C. C. Humphreys first novel, THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER, has been extremely successful both in the UK and abroad It has also been shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller BLOOD TIES is as brilliant, atmospheric and fast-paced as its predecessor THE FRENCH EXEUCTIONER is being reissued simultaneously in the new livery and both his novels received terrific reviews: 'Falling somewhere between the novels of Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith, C . C. Humphreys has fashioned a rollicking good yarn that keeps the pages turning from start to finish' Irish Examiner '[A] magnificent extravaganza of a book ... A marvellous feat of imagination' Good Book Guide 'Stirring and delightful ... constantly exciting ... For sheer pleasure I've read nothing to match it all year' CRIME TIME 'With THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER Humphreys established himself as a quality purveyor of historical crime fiction ... this sequel delivers as much convincingly wrought detail and mercurial action ... This unusual storyline is dispatched with consummate skill' GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Thrilling, funny, well-researched and at times painfully poignant' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

C.C. Humphreys was born in Toronto and grew up in Los Angeles and London. A third generation actor and writer on both sides of his family. He is married and lives in Vancouver, Canada.