|  William Heffernan was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He was an investigative reporter for the New York Daily News before becoming a writer. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Paul Devlin' Novels | |
| 1) Ritual | 1989 | 
| 2) Blood Rose | 1991 | 
| 3) Scarred | 1993 | 
| 4) Tarnished Blue (Edgar Award) | 1995 | 
| 5) Winter's Gold | 1997 | 
| 6) Red Angel | 2000 | 
| 7) Unholy Order | 2002 | 
| 'Henry Doyle' Novels | |
| 1) The Dead Detective | 2010 | 
| 2) The Scientology Murders | 2017 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Broderick | 1980 | 
| 2) Caging the Raven | 1981 | 
| 3) The Corsican | 1983 | 
| 4) Acts of Contrition | 1986 | 
| 5) Corsican Honor | 1992 | 
| 6) The Dinosaur Club | 1997 | 
| 7) Cityside | 1999 | 
| 8) Beulah Hill | 2001 | 
| 9) A Time Gone By | 2003 | 
| 10) When Johnny Came Marching Home | 2012 |