Herbert, who wrote 'The Rats' and 23 other novels, passed away . Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie worked at the same agency at the same time. Among his other novels were The Magic Cottage and The Secret of Crickley Hall. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. He has the rare distinction that his novels were considered classics of the genre within his lifetime. It's a true testament to his writing and his enduring creativity that his books continued to be huge bestsellers right up until his death. Am in no mood for music, that's for sure. Login to read more articles. Their independently released three-song EP produced a minor underground hit in Hearts to Cry.. On 11 March 1983, an autopsy report was released that ruled out a drug overdose. '48 is a 1996 alternative history novel by British horror author James Herbert. Died. Herbert is the third Graham business associate to have died over the past few months, following Mick Brigden, the ex-Rolling Stones tour manager who headed the management side of Bill Graham Presents, and Dell Furano, founder of Winterland Productions merchandising, both of whom passed in September. Gutted.'. James Herbert dies aged 69 | James Herbert | The Guardian Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a28d47a2c0ff7d4 An inquest jury in 2013 concluded that James Herbert died of cardiac arrest after taking a then legal high. Jim Herbert was one of the keystone authors in a genre that had its heyday in the 1970s and 1980s, he said. I can easily say that without his vision there would have never been many of the innovative things that we shared. Am in no mood for music, thats for sure. French insisted he had given an honest account. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. French made no mention of Herbert, a data recovery engineer, being violent when he recorded the incident in his police notebook that night. The critically acclaimed author has been the UK's bestselling horror writer since his first novel The Rats in 1974. [2], Born in London,[3] Herbert was the son of Herbert Herbert,[4] a stall-holder at London's Brick Lane Market. We use cookies to give you with the best, most relevant online experience. The author was awarded an OBE in the 2010 Birthday Honours list and the same year he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World of Horror Convention. Name. The best-selling horror author James Herbert, described as one of the giants of popular fiction, died yesterday aged 69. Born in London's East End on 8 April 1943, Herbert won a scholarship to St Aloysius Grammar School in Highgate at the age of 10. Herbert, described by his editor Jeremy Trevathan as "one of the giants of popular fiction in the 20th century .