James Heneghan

James Heneghan (7 October 1930 – 23 April 2021), who has also written under the joint pseudonym B. J. Bond,^[1] was a British-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels.^[2]

James Heneghan
Born	7 October 1930
Died	23 April 2021 (aged 90)
Occupation	Author
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University
Genre	Children's literature, young adult fiction

Biography

Heneghan was born 7 October 1930 in Liverpool to John and Ann (née Fitzgerald) Heneghan.^[1] He immigrated to Canada in 1957 and became a naturalized citizen in 1963.^[1]

Heneghan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University in 1971.^[1] 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.^[1]

Heneghan had four children: Ann, Robert, John, and Leah.^[1]

He died 23 April 2021 in Vancouver.^[3][4]

Awards and honours

The Grave is a Junior Library Guild book.^[5]

Awards for Heneghan's writing

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
1993	Drifting Snow	Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature	Finalist	[6]
1995	Torn Away	Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile or Young Adult Crime Book	Winner	[7][8]
1995	Torn Away	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Finalist
1997	Wish Me Luck	Governor General's Award for English-Language Children's Literature	Finalist	[6]
1998	Wish Me Luck	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Winner	[9]
2001	The Grave	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Winner	[10]
2003	Flood	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Winner	[11]
2004	Flood	Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award: Chapter Book/Novel	Winner	[12][13]
2005	Waiting for Sarah	Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award	Winner	[14]
2007	Safe House	Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize	Finalist
2014	A Woman Scorned	Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novella	Shortlist	[15]
2017	Wish Me Luck	Phoenix Award	Winner	[16]
2010	Bank Job	Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel	Nominee	[17]

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)