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HIGGINS, George was born on November 13, 1939 in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John T. Higgins and Doris (nee Montgomery) Higgins.
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle by Higgins, George V. (1972) Hardcover
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The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town 1st edition by Higgins, George V. (1989) Hardcover
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The Rat on Fire THE RAT ON FIRE By Higgins, George V. ( Author )Mar-06-2012 Paperback
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Defending Billy Ryan: A Jerry Kennedy Novel by George V. Higgins (1-Sep-1992) Hardcover
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Swan Boats at Four: A Novel
(Aboard a deluxe ocean liner, a middle-aged couple with fi...)
Aboard a deluxe ocean liner, a middle-aged couple with financial and marital problems are pigeonholed by a charming confidence man with a mission, and the three exchange revealing stories about their lives. 25,000 first printing.
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Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years
(When a likeable but crooked Massachusetts contractor send...)
When a likeable but crooked Massachusetts contractor sends his sedated schizophrenic wife to a derelict hotel to muffle her, his chauffeur prudently clobbers a vicious drunk in the car park. In this web of intrigue and insanity, a host of disparate characters hide their own dark secrets.
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Kennedy for the Defense: A Novel
(Jerry Kennedy is "the classiest sleazy lawyer in Boston"....)
Jerry Kennedy is "the classiest sleazy lawyer in Boston". Not many of his cases go to trial, but nor do many of his clients go to the slammer. Pimps, car thieves, druggies, mobsters - they all look to Kennedy to get them off. Whether he manages it or not, he usually finds himself in trouble.
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A Change of Gravity by George V. Higgins (3-Feb-2000) Paperback
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George V. Higgins 5 vol. hardcover set: Swan Boats at Four, The Mandeville Talent, Sandra Nichols Found Dead, Defending Billy Ryan, Imposters
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The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town
(Why do certain professional athletes achieve immortality ...)
Why do certain professional athletes achieve immortality and others don't? With his sparkling, accurate prose, Higgins suggests some answers as he tells us about baseball and the ever-trying Boston Red Sox, about family and continuity and the passage of the seasons, delightfully weaving them all together with his insightful observations.
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Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Novel
(Judge Henry Lawler has his own reasons for appointing his...)
Judge Henry Lawler has his own reasons for appointing his former classmate Jerry Kennedy to try the case of Estate of Sandra Nichols v. Peter Wade. With alibis easy to come by, Peter Wade, Sandra's most recent ex, is the most likely suspect--he has motive, means, and opportunity. Jerry goes about his task with typical aplomb in this marvelous and intriguing entertainment.
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The Rat on Fire
('Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime nove...)
'Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny' THE SUNDAY TIMES When the tenants of Jerry Fein's dilapidated buildings refuse to pay the rent on account of the rats, Jerry drafts in arsonist Leo Proctor to take care of the problem. After all, the place is insured and the fire marshall's back is turned, so what could go wrong?
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The Rat on Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Paperback - March 6, 2012
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A Change of Gravity Hardcover - October 15, 1997
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A Choice of Enemies
(Book by Higgins, George V.)
Book by Higgins, George V.
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Three Complete Novels: " Friends of Eddie Coyle " ; " Cogan's Trade " ; " Rat on Fire "
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Cogan's Trade/a Choice of Enemies: Two Complete Novels
(Book by Higgins, George V.)
Book by Higgins, George V.
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The Rat on Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
(A riveting, blistering hot novel about the shady side of ...)
A riveting, blistering hot novel about the shady side of the law and the business side of the Boston underworld by the one and only George V. Higgins. Jerry Fein is a small-time lawyer, occasional booking agent, and full-time slumlord. But he’s nobody’s fool. So when the tenants of his dilapidated buildings refuse to pay rent because of rats, Jerry knows just the man to help him—Leo Proctor, a professional arsonist, who can make a fire marshal look the other way for a little cash. But the heat is on over at the police station as well, and a couple of cops are suddenly feeling pressure from their superiors to produce, and something has got to give. Full of hardnosed cops and lawyers a little too familiar with both sides of the law, The Rat on Fire is another Higgins masterpiece and an unflinching portrait of the Boston crime world.
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Defending Billy Ryan
(In best-selling author George Higgins' electrifying legal...)
In best-selling author George Higgins' electrifying legal thriller, Jerry Kennedy, the guy his ex-wife calls "the classiest sleazy criminal lawyer", must defend the man that no one else will: Billy Ryan. An excerpt: "If they didn't have Billy for selling the apple to the serpent who peddled it to Eve, it was because the serpent refused to testify against him. Professional courtesy and all that."
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A Year or So With Edgar
(Dust jacket art by Terry Fehr. His 8th book.)
Dust jacket art by Terry Fehr. His 8th book.
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle: A Novel
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Progress of the Seasons Forty Years of B
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A Change of Gravity
( A New York Times Notable Book )
A New York Times Notable Book
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The Mandeville Talent: A Crime Novel
(Joe Corey, a promising young Manhattan attorney, gets dra...)
Joe Corey, a promising young Manhattan attorney, gets drawn into an unsolved murder that happened 23 years ago. It's against his better judgment, but this is no ordinary crime. The victim is his wife's grandfather, Jim Mandeville, once president of a small-town New England bank. What was it that compelled Mandeville to go to the bank at 5:30 that cold December morning to be killed by his own 12-gauge shotgun? It's up to Corey and his flamboyant sidekick, Baldo Lanucci, retired intelligence agent, to reheat cold leads -- and when they do, things turn hotter than anyone ever expected! "Flawless. Never a false word, phrase or rhythm." (The New Republic)
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Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Novel (Hardcover)
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The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town
(Free tracking. George Higgins. Signed Book.)
Free tracking. George Higgins. Signed Book.
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The friends of Richard Nixon
(Friends Of Richard Nixon, The, by Higgins, George V.)
Friends Of Richard Nixon, The, by Higgins, George V.
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The Patriot Game
('He can write dialogue so authentic it spits' LIFE Federa...)
'He can write dialogue so authentic it spits' LIFE Federal Agent Pete Riordan has two problems, and both of them could end with murder. Convicted killer Mikey-mike Magro has never made a secret of the fact that if he ever gets out of jail, he's going to go after the man he thinks put him there, Jerry 'Digger' Doherty. And now it seems some very influential people are trying to get Magro pardoned and out on the street. Riordan figures Bishop Paul Doherty, an old friend who also happens to be the Digger's brother, might put him on the right track - and he might just be able to help him with his second problem too: word is that a man is over from the old country intending to buy arms for the IRA. No one knows his name, or even what he looks like, but Riordan needs to find him fast - or his two problems could come together like a lighted fuse and a stick of gelignite.
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The Patriot Game
(SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 237 pages BACKGROU...)
SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 237 pages BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: First Edition stated. Alfred A. Knopf, NY 1982.
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Choice of Enemies 1ST Edition Uk
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The Rat on Fire by Higgins, George V. (1990) Mass Market Paperback
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PENANCE JERRY KENNEDY
(A novel featuring "the classiest sleazy lawyer in Boston"...)
A novel featuring "the classiest sleazy lawyer in Boston", first met in "Kennedy for the Defense". As Kennedy's professional and personal difficulties continue to pile up, he finds himself in the grasp of Bertram Magazu, a tough, opaque and expensive attorney who moves him into a fast track.
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Penance for Jerry Kennedy
( A fast-paced, witty, and authentic novel that transport...)
A fast-paced, witty, and authentic novel that transports the reader into the exhilarating world of crime and chicanery that defines the life of Boston lawyer, Jerry Kennedy. Heretofore successful lawyer Jerry Kennedy, our classy yet sleazy protagonist, finds himself grasping at straws when his world begins to crumble around him. His accountant jailed, his wife giving him the silent treatment, his mentor and friend, Frank McDonald, curiously unresponsive, Jerry grapples with public slander dealt him by an unjust judge as well as the prospect of being investigated by the IRS. Cut off from his usual sources of support, Jerry finds himself in the grasp of tough, opaque, and demanding attorney Bertram Magazu. At a loss for what to expect, Jerry Kennedy senses it's definitely trouble time. With crackling dialogue and biting humor, Penance for Jerry Kennedy paints a picture of the Boston underworld in which risk is the name of the game.
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- KENNEDY FOR THE DEFENSE.
- PENANCE JERRY KENNEDY by George V. Higgins (1985-02-12) (Book, dust cover fine. Some signs of aging but no rips.)
- Three Complete Novels: Friends of Eddie Coyle ; Cogan's Trade ; Rat on Fire by George V Higgins (1985-05-16)
- On Writing: Advice for Those Who Write to Publish (Or Would Like to) by George V. Higgins (1990-09-03)
- The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town by George V. Higgins (1989-09-03)
- Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Jerry Kennedy Novel (A woman with a checkered past is found murdered, and her ...)
- The Rat on Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by George V. Higgins (2012-03-06)
- Penance for Jerry Kennedy
- The Sins of the Fathers
- Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Jerry Kennedy Novel by George V. Higgins (1997-04-03)
- Defending Billy Ryan: A Jerry Kennedy Novel (Boston lawyer Jerry Kennedy may be in over his head when ...)
- Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years (The author of 18 remarkable bestsellers, George V. Higgin...)
- On Writing: Advice for Those Who Write to Publish (Or Would Like to) by George V. Higgins (1991-06-23)
George Vincent Vincent HIGGINS
Edit Profileeducator journalist lawyer author
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 1961; Juris Doctor, Boston College, 1967; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1965; Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Westfield State College, Massachusetts, 1986.
Career
Reporter, Providence Journal, 1962-1963; correspondent, A.P., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1963-1964; correspondent, A.P., Boston, 1964-1966; assistant attorney general Massachusetts, Boston, 1967-1970; consultant, National Institute Law Enforcement, Washington, 1970-1971; assistant United State Attorneys Massachusetts, Boston, 1970-1973; private practice, since 1973. Visiting professor State University of New York, Buffalo, 1988. Professor Boston University, since 1988.
Achievements
Works
book
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The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town
(Why do certain professional athletes achieve immortality ...)
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Swan Boats at Four: A Novel
(Aboard a deluxe ocean liner, a middle-aged couple with fi...)
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Defending Billy Ryan
(In best-selling author George Higgins' electrifying legal...)
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Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years
(When a likeable but crooked Massachusetts contractor send...)
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Penance for Jerry Kennedy
( A fast-paced, witty, and authentic novel that transport...)
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The Rat on Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
(A riveting, blistering hot novel about the shady side of ...)
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Defending Billy Ryan: A Jerry Kennedy Novel
(Boston lawyer Jerry Kennedy may be in over his head when ...)
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Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Novel
(Judge Henry Lawler has his own reasons for appointing his...)
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The Patriot Game
('He can write dialogue so authentic it spits' LIFE Federa...)
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The Mandeville Talent: A Crime Novel
(Joe Corey, a promising young Manhattan attorney, gets dra...)
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PENANCE JERRY KENNEDY
(A novel featuring "the classiest sleazy lawyer in Boston"...)
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Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Jerry Kennedy Novel
(A woman with a checkered past is found murdered, and her ...)
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The Patriot Game
(SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 237 pages BACKGROU...)
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Kennedy for the Defense: A Novel
(Jerry Kennedy is "the classiest sleazy lawyer in Boston"....)
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The friends of Richard Nixon
(Friends Of Richard Nixon, The, by Higgins, George V.)
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Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years
(The author of 18 remarkable bestsellers, George V. Higgin...)
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A Year or So With Edgar
(Dust jacket art by Terry Fehr. His 8th book.)
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A Change of Gravity
( A New York Times Notable Book )
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A Choice of Enemies
(Book by Higgins, George V.)
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Cogan's Trade/a Choice of Enemies: Two Complete Novels
(Book by Higgins, George V.)
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PENANCE JERRY KENNEDY by George V. Higgins (1985-02-12)
(Book, dust cover fine. Some signs of aging but no rips.)
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The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town
(Free tracking. George Higgins. Signed Book.)
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The Rat on Fire
('Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime nove...)
- KENNEDY FOR THE DEFENSE.
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle by Higgins, George V. (1972) Hardcover
- The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town 1st edition by Higgins, George V. (1989) Hardcover
- The Rat on Fire THE RAT ON FIRE By Higgins, George V. ( Author )Mar-06-2012 Paperback
- Defending Billy Ryan: A Jerry Kennedy Novel by George V. Higgins (1-Sep-1992) Hardcover
- Three Complete Novels: Friends of Eddie Coyle ; Cogan's Trade ; Rat on Fire by George V Higgins (1985-05-16)
- A Change of Gravity by George V. Higgins (3-Feb-2000) Paperback
- On Writing: Advice for Those Who Write to Publish (Or Would Like to) by George V. Higgins (1990-09-03)
- George V. Higgins 5 vol. hardcover set: Swan Boats at Four, The Mandeville Talent, Sandra Nichols Found Dead, Defending Billy Ryan, Imposters
- The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town by George V. Higgins (1989-09-03)
- The Rat on Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Paperback - March 6, 2012
- A Change of Gravity Hardcover - October 15, 1997
- Three Complete Novels: " Friends of Eddie Coyle " ; " Cogan's Trade " ; " Rat on Fire "
- The Rat on Fire (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by George V. Higgins (2012-03-06)
- Penance for Jerry Kennedy
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle: A Novel
- Progress of the Seasons Forty Years of B
- The Sins of the Fathers
- Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Jerry Kennedy Novel by George V. Higgins (1997-04-03)
- Sandra Nichols Found Dead: A Novel (Hardcover)
- On Writing: Advice for Those Who Write to Publish (Or Would Like to) by George V. Higgins (1991-06-23)
- Choice of Enemies 1ST Edition Uk
- The Rat on Fire by Higgins, George V. (1990) Mass Market Paperback
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The Progress of the Seasons: Forty Years of Baseball in Our Town
Membership
Member Writers Guild American.
Connections
Son of John Thompson and Doris (Montgomery) H. Divorced; children: Susan, John. Married Loretta Lucas Cubberley, August 23, 1979.
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Nationality
American
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1961
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1967
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1965
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1986
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1962 - 1963
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1963 - 1964
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1964 - 1966
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1967 - 1970
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1970 - 1971
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1970 - 1973