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William Heffernan
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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.
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