C.C. Humphreys
Fire
This is the second volume in the series set in Restoration London. It is 1666 and the newly established pairing…
The Curse of Anne Boleyn
From the grand sweep of intercontinental history to the intimate despair of one dysfunctional family, The Curse of Anne Boleyn…
Plague
Editors' choice
Restoration England is often portrayed as a licentious romp where Charles II and his bevy of mistresses enjoyed an endless…
Shakespeare’s Rebel
We first find John Lawley sleeping off a binge of epic proportions in a down-at-heel tavern in Southwark, London. Throughout…
A Place Called Armageddon
The fall of Christian Constantinople to the Turks is a historical fact, but knowing this in no way detracts from…
Vlad: The Last Confession
To undertake the tale of Vlad Dracul, known as the Impaler, a 15th-century Wallachian prince whose savage battle to…
The Blooding of Jack Absolute
The Blooding of Jack Absolute, a prequel to the previously-published Jack Absolute, chronicles the bawdy and eventful youth of the…
Jack Absolute
“Rollicking” is not a word I usually use, but it perfectly describes C.C. Humphreys’ new novel, Jack Absolute. The title…
Absolute Honour
If you haven’t already come across Jack Absolute, redcoat officer, lover, spy – where on earth have you been?…
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