James Humphreys (author)
James Humphreys (born 1967) is a political analyst and author. He grew up in Cambridgeshire and studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Studies at Cambridge University.[1]
Civil service and political career
Humphreys worked as a civil servant, negotiating environmental legislation with the
He is a member of the
He works for the public policy consultancy Woodnewton,[2] and was formerly a trustee of the Woodland Trust.[3]
Author
Humphreys is the author[4] of Negotiating in the European Union: How to Make the Brussels Machine Work for You[5] and collaborated with Caroline Lucas on two books, Honourable Friends?: Parliament and the Fight for Change and Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story.
Quite separately, Humphreys has pursued a career as writer of popular fiction. Starting with Sleeping Partner in 2000,[6] he received praise from Colin Dexter, who stated that the book was: "[a] splendid debut in crime fiction - more please, Mr Humphreys".[7]
Humphreys wrote Riptide in 2001,[8] which The Observer said to be "an accomplished, intriguing story".[9] In 2010, he published a book of ghost stories, called The Mincer and Other Stories[10] to raise funds for the Woodland Trust.[11]
References
- ^ a b LinkedIn profile
- ^ a b Woodnewton
- ^ "Woodland Trust trustee page". Archived from the original on 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
- ^ Open Library page
- OL 25311717M, 0712677593
- OCLC 43879814, 033390107X
- ^ Colin Dexter, quoted on Amazon page
- OL 10557707M, 0333901088
- ^ Observer, quoted on Amazon page
- OL 25311712M, 1908041005
- ^ Richard Sala's blog
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