James Heneghan

James Heneghan (7 October 1930 – 23 April 2021), who has also written under the joint pseudonym B. J. Bond, was a British-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels.

Biography

Heneghan was born 7 October 1930 in Liverpool to John and Ann (née Fitzgerald) Heneghan. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 and became a naturalized citizen in 1963.

Heneghan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University in 1971. He worked as a police officer in Liverpool as a fingerprint specialist for twelve years before teaching English at Burnaby High School in Burnaby for twenty years.

Heneghan had four children: Ann, Robert, John, and Leah.

He died 23 April 2021 in Vancouver.

Awards and honours

The Grave is a Junior Library Guild book.

Publications

• Goodbye, Carleton High (1983)
• Promises to Come (1988)
• Blue (1991)
• Torn Away (1994)
• Wish Me Luck (1997)
• The Grave (2000)
• Flood (2002)
• Hit Squad (2003)
• Waiting for Sarah (2003)
• Nannycatch Chronicles (2005)
• Safe House (2006)
• Payback (2007)
• Bank Job (2009)
• Fit to Kill (2011)

O'Brien Detective Agency series

• The Case of the Marmalade Cat (1991)
• The Trail of the Chocolate Thief (1993)
• The Mystery of the Gold Ring (1995)
• The Case of the Blue Raccoon (1996)

References