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All too often, the police service has been the service of last resort for people in mental health crisis when all else fails, and the events leading up to James’s tragic death [are] a clear example of this,” she said.

But Herbert said none of the inquiries had unearthed the full truth. “My anger is not so much at the police officers directly involved as I believe they had no malicious intent. It is directed at the police force’s extremely defensive response and the failure of the investigations into James’s death to give us what we need and deserve – the truth. With his third novel, the ghost story The Survivor, Herbert used supernatural horror rather than the science fiction horror of his first two books. In Shrine, he explored his Roman Catholic heritage with the story of an apparent miracle which turns out to be something much more sinister. Haunted, the story of a sceptical paranormal investigator taunted by malicious ghosts, began life as a screenplay [13] for the BBC, though this was not the screenplay used in the eventual film version. Its sequels were The Ghosts of Sleath and Ash. [14] Others of Herbert's books, such as Moon, Sepulchre and Portent, are structured as thrillers and include espionage and detective story elements along with the supernatural. The James Herbert case is being used as a case study by the IPCC in a report due to be published this month called Six Missed Chances. It will contain a series of recommendations on how police should respond to incidents involving people with mental health problems. It was then that I noticed a change in him, a stiffening of body, an even greater sharpness in those cold, blue eyes. It was barely perceptible, but alterations in moods is another thing I’m good at recognizing – or sending. Both Stoodley and a second officer who was in the van, PC Paul Lomas, later claimed that James was aggressive as he was driven to Yeovil.Nicholas Dismas is a Private Investigator, but like no other that has gone before him. He carries a secret about himself to which not even he has the answer . . . Seven years of denial, truth manipulation and defensiveness have left us hurt and angry. James deserved better and of course, lessons that could have been learned seven years ago and could have saved lives have been lost in the fog.” Herbert believes if Stoodley had tried to “de-escalate” the situation his son might still be alive.

Cabell, Craig (2003). James Herbert: Devil in the Dark. United Kingdom: John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84358-059-1. It’s clear there were missed opportunities in the way we dealt with James on that day and for that we’re extremely sorry.”Etchison, Dennis, ed. (1991a). Masters of Darkness III. New York City: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-8125-1766-8. It was a hot June day and James was wearing a heavy winter coat, which restricted his ability to move and must have led to him becoming very overheated, especially in his distressed and agitated state. a b c d Holland, Steve (21 March 2013). "James Herbert obituary". Guardian.co.uk. London . Retrieved 24 March 2013. James refused mainstream medical help and in the last months of his life began to use novel psychoactive substances, then known as legal highs. He took the death of a grandmother very badly. “He seemed to give up. He wasn’t sleeping or eating well,” his father said.

Masterton, Graham, ed. (1989). Scare Care (Tor horror). New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-93156-8.

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Another James Herbert re-read (I've re-read a few this year as it's been several...ahem...many years since I first discovered his horror books and devoured the lot) and this was very enjoyable. My friend and I decided to read this book together after reading the synopsis. It sounded like it would be a dark and disturbing read. Well that it was, among other things. Although I did enjoy it, I did not love it. Portent by James Herbert was a blast to read. I love disaster novels and movies, and this was a disaster novel like none other that I have read. Any kind of natural disaster that can occur on Earth happened in detail in this book. I read this book in two sittings and hated to put it down even once. The story is fascinating and Herbert’s explanation for why things are happening is worthy of Crichton in my opinion. The story itself is pretty straight forward (and yes I am not giving anything away as its in the book write up) - good verse evil battle. So if you can sort of guess what is going, maybe even guess the end, but if that is the case why read the book.

Then Dis indulges in mental gymnastics to explain that all human souls deserve to live, except the ones that are REALLY ugly and 'freak'ish and thus are evil and deserve to die. Apparently God sanctions this, along with unspeakable suffering for... reasons. Jones, Stephen, ed. (1992). James Herbert: By Horror Haunted. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-450-53810-0. Others came into its own for me after my husband became severely disabled. Reading it again I enjoyed even more having a hero who isn’t able bodied and a heroine who has a disability of her own to struggle with. The writer conveyed a real sympathy and an understanding of what it feels like to be (or be with) someone that people stare at in the street – although thankfully in that regard the world is changing for the better. James Herbert’s parents, Barbara Montgomery and Tony Herbert, in Portishead. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian An inquest jury decided he had died of a cardiac arrest after taking a legal high but flagged up concerns about how James had been dealt with by the police.As well as flagging up concerns about how Herbert was dealt with by officers when he was detained, the report criticised the force for the way in which it acted when he fell critically ill.