Charles Harris: bestselling author, award-winning filmmaker and screenwriting teacher
Charles Harris writes crime fiction, comedy crime, psychological thrillers, satirical novels
and practical screenwriting books. He is also an award-winning filmmaker, journalist and
6th Dan black belt in Aikido.
Charles Harris, author of crime fiction, screenwriting guides and practical books for writers.
Charles Harris is a bestselling and award-nominated author, award-winning filmmaker,
journalist, screenwriting teacher and Aikido black belt. His novels include The Breaking of Liam Glass,
Room Fifteen and Play Me!, and his non-fiction books include
Teach Yourself: Complete Screenwriting Course and Jaws in Space.
Author biography
Crime fiction with a political edge and deep research.
Charles Harris is a bestselling and award-nominated author whose fiction often combines crime,
satire, political pressure, hidden systems and dark humour.
His first novel, The Breaking of Liam Glass, is a satirical thriller about tabloid journalism
and was an Amazon bestseller and double award nominee. His second novel, Room Fifteen,
is a psychological mystery thriller about a police detective with amnesia and also became an
Amazon bestseller.
His third novel, Play Me!, is a comedy crime novel and Amazon bestseller for Political Humour.
Harris likes to give his novels a political edge and has gone undercover to research them, entering
places such as tabloid newsrooms, local government offices, police stations and even a police cell.
“Utterly gripping, darkly realistic and endlessly entertaining”
— Liz Barnsley, Latest Reads
Amazon Bestseller
Play Me!
The most dangerous gig of his life.
A hapless British rocker gets entangled in a deadly plot in the Caribbean in this bestselling comedy crime novel.
Charles Harris is a bestselling and award-nominated author, award-winning filmmaker, journalist,
screenwriting teacher and Aikido black belt.
What books has Charles Harris written?
His books include Play Me!, Room Fifteen, The Breaking of Liam Glass,
Teach Yourself: Complete Screenwriting Course, Jaws in Space, Police Slang
and The Cupboard.
What kind of fiction does Charles Harris write?
Charles Harris writes crime fiction, psychological thrillers, comedy crime and satirical novels
with political edge, dark humour and strong research.
Does Charles Harris teach screenwriting?
Yes. His non-fiction books on screenwriting and pitching are used by writers and recommended
reading on MA courses, and he co-founded the London Screenwriters’ Workshop, now Euroscript.
