Henry Hemming

Henry Hemming
Henry Hemming at the 2019 Chiswick Book Festival
Born	December 1979
Occupation	Journalist, writer
Alma mater	Newcastle University (BA)
Genre	Investigative journalism
Spouse	Helena Merriman
Relatives	John Hemming (father)

Henry Hemming (born December 1979) is an English non-fiction author.[1][2] In 2017 it was announced that his book, M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster, based on the life of Maxwell Knight, would be adapted for television by Mammoth Screen with screenwriter Matt Charman attached as lead writer.[3][4]

In order to write the book about Knight, Hemming reviewed declassified MI5 files, interviewed former MI5 agents as well as some of Knight's family.[5]

Personal life

Henry Hemming is married to the BBC radio presenter Helena Merriman. They have two children and live in London. He is the son of John Hemming, explorer, author and former Director of the Royal Geographical Society, and Sukie Hemming, former Director of Development at the British Museum.

Selected publications

• Offscreen: Four Young Artists in the Middle East. Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2004. ISBN 978-1861542717
• Misadventure in the Middle East: Travels as a Tramp, Artist and Spy. Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2007.
• In Search of the English Eccentric: A Journey. John Murray, 2008. ISBN 978-0719522123
• Together: How Small Groups Achieve Big Things. John Murray, 2011. ISBN 978-1848540552
• Churchill's Iceman: The True Story of Geoffrey Pyke: Genius, Fugitive, Spy. Preface Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1848094437
• M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster. Preface Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1848094673[6][7]
• Agents of Influence. PublicAffairs, 2019. ISBN 978-1541742147
• Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland. London: Quercus. 2024. ISBN 978-1529426755.

References

1. "Interview with Henry Hemming, author of 'M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster' | Artistic Licence Renewed". Literary007.com. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. "Biography and bibliography Henry Hemming. Literary Festivals UK". Literaryfestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
3. "Matt Charman to Pen 'M'; Mammoth Screen Project Based on Real MI5 Spymaster". 20 February 2017.
4. Furness, Hannah (21 February 2017). "Secret story of Britain's greatest spymaster brought to TV for first time". The Telegraph.
5. The secret life of MI5's unlikely spymaster Maxwell Knight The secret life of MI5's unlikely spymaster Maxwell Knight
6. Robert McCrum (30 April 2017). "M: Maxwell Knight, M15's Greatest Spymaster by Henry Hemming review | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
7. Ben Macintyre (29 April 2017). "M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster by Henry Hemming | Saturday Review | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

External links

• http://henryhemming.com/