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American novelist (born 1940) This article is about the American novelist. For the New York politician, see William J. Heffernan. For the Nova Scotia politician, see William O. Heffernan. For the Australian senator, see Bill Heffernan. For the Connecticut politician, see William Heffernan III.
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William Heffernan
Born (1940-08-22) August 22, 1940 (age 84)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationNovelist

William Heffernan (born August 22, 1940) is an American novelist born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before becoming a novelist, Heffernan was an investigative reporter for the New York Daily News. Heffernan left journalism in 1978 after receiving his first book contract for the novel Broderick. He won the Heywood Broun Award twice, received the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and has received a number of other local, state and regional honors. William Heffernan has received the Edgar Award, is a member of the Authors Guild and the Mystery Writers of America, and was once President of the International Association of Crime Writers. The film rights for The Dinosaur Club were sold to Warner Bros. in 1997 for $1 million.

Works

  • Broderick (1980)
  • Caging the Raven (1981)
  • The Corsican (1983)
  • Acts of Contrition (1986)
  • Blood Rose (a Paul Devlin series book) (1988)
  • Ritual (a Paul Devlin series book) (1989)
  • Corsican Honor (1991)
  • Scarred (a Paul Devlin series book) (1992)
  • Tarnished Blue (a Paul Devlin series book) (winner of the Edgar Award for best paperback original) (1993)
  • Winter's Gold (a Paul Devlin series book) (1995)
  • The Dinosaur Club (1997)
  • Cityside (1997)
  • Red Angel (a Paul Devlin series book) (1999)
  • Beulah Hill (2000)
  • Unholy Order (a Paul Devlin series book) (2000)
  • A Time Gone By (2003)
  • The Dead Detective (2010)
  • When Johnny Came Marching Home (2012)
  • The Scientology Murders (a Dead Detective series book) (2017)

Translations

  • A Time Gone By has been translated into Polish: Czas Przeszly, Wydawnictwo "Amber" Warsaw, 2004

References

  1. "William Michael Heffernan Obituary (2021) The Burlington Free Press". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. The Village Voice - Google News Archive Search
  3. Between the Lines: June 20, 1997, Entertainment Weekly
  4. The Dinosaur Club
  5. Books in Brief: Fiction - New York Times
  6. Crime
  7. CRIME - New York Times
  8. Pulp Serenade: William Heffernan Interview
  9. When Johnny Came Marching Home: William Heffernan: 9781617751356: Amazon.com: Books
  10. "William Heffernan". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

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