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Who Is Peter James? Global representation: I. Biography and interests
Born: Brighton, Sussex, England Educated: Charterhouse, then Ravensbourne Film School. Animals: Bertie, Phoebe, a German Shepherd with a gorgeous temperament, unless you are unfortunate enough to have been born as a rabbit... (see photo at right - with the late Bertie on left) or a burglar, and Oscar, a rescue labrador/border collie cross, who is so chilled out at times we think he secretly does drugs... And our latest addition, Coco. Mother: The late Cornelia James, Glovemaker to the Queen Home: In Sussex, formerly a Georgian manor house, near Ditchling, built on the site of Roman ruins, haunted by four ghosts. Now on a historic site between Lewes and Glynde. Was occupied until recently by a whole bunch of ghosts of victims of the Battle of Lewes, but they have now been politely evicted. In Notting Hill, London, an apartment on the site of a former cinema. No spectral screenings yet during the night, but always hoping... Awards: Quick Reads Readers' Favourite Award 2010 for "The Perfect Murder"
Sounds of Crime Award for best abridged novel, 2010 Sounds of Crime Award for best unabridged novel, 2010 Awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Brighton, 2009 CWA Dagger In The Library, 2009 ITV Crime Thriller Author Of The Year 2008 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 Le Grand Prix de littérature policère Prix SNCF du polar 2007 Richard & Judy Galaxy British Book Awards - Le Prix Coeur Noir 2007 - winner. Comme Une Tombe Le Prix Polar International award, 2006 - winner. Krimi-Blitz - winner, 2005. Public Awareness Of Science Award 2000. Runner Up. Alchemist BAFTA nomination. The Merchant Of Venice, (Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Ralph Fiennes), which had a Royal Premiere in the presence of HRH The Prince Of Wales on 29th November 2004 Honorary Fellowship, FHS Emeritus award by the Hypnotherapy Society, 1999 "in recognition of the sympathetic and well researched portrayal in your works of hypnotherapy in particular and alternative medicine in general." Sitges International Horror Film Festival, 1974 Esquire Magazine International College Film Festival, 1969 Charterhouse school poetry prize, 1967 Interests:
I traded the Aston Vanquish for an Aston DB9 convertible, which I did not like at all - I found it cramped, noisy, and it flexed horribly on bends. I bought a black Mercedes SL 55AMG, on Jeremy Clarkson's recommendation - which was totally wicked! Quicker than the Vanquish, with more space, but sadly not much more reliable - a constant pain with electrical problems. And it did not have the Aston's "soul". When you drive an Aston everyone on the road is nice to you - everyone, even the most resolute of greens, seems to love them. But people look less lovingly at the Merc, like it belongs to a successful drugs dealer.
At the beginning of 2007 I took delivery of a Bentley Continental GT. I fell in love with the looks of these cars the moment they first appeared. To me they were pure sculpture on wheels, and next to my DB7, one of the most beautiful cars ever made. But my joy of owning this car lasted a mere 18 months - before it caught fire as Helen and I were driving in it on our way to a charity event at Glyndebourne Opera House (see earlier blog!) In the long ensuing saga, the car was off the road for a staggering 12 weeks. I got fed up in the end and bought another one, the massively uprated Bentley Continental GT Speed, a car with real attitude! It has has 600 BHP, will do 203 mph and handles as sharply as a Porsche. Motor racing: One of my maddest passions is motor racing. I passed my ARDS Briitish racing drivers licence test back in 2004 (after failing at the first attempt and scaring the instructor witless when I spun a Lotus Elise at 110mph on Copse corner at Silverstone). Some friends called it yet another of my many mid-life crises! Some, less charitably, said it demonstrated that I would do just about anything to promote my books! But all of them were united when the saw the car I was racing. They said, a What??? ![]() I race a 2CV Citroen in the annual championship series, the high-point of the season being the annual 24 Hour Endurance Race for 2CV Citroens at Snetterton. Click here for photos of my latest marathon race and click here for photos of my first trip around the track. But watch this space folks -- because I harbour even more ambitious motor racing plans. Today the pond (Well the Germans do call 2CVs "ducks") tomorrow, Le Mans.... Aircraft: I used to own a Second World War Mitchell B25 bomber. Science, Medicine & the Paranormal are my principal interests above all else (on which I have lectured extensively, and have hosted my own radio show on BBC Scotland). Sports: Tennis: All year round. Play least badly in deep snow. Golf: I'm useless, although I once played four rounds in one day for a bet for charity (and won!). Have now given my name to "The Peter James Golf Classic" an annual charity golf day at Haywards Heath Golf Club, Sussex, in aid of Action Medical Research. Running: I run seven days a week, between 2-5 miles. [ Read more: II. Career III. Film Production ] |
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