George V. Higgins
1939 – 1999
47 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor. He authored more than thirty books, including Bomber's Law, Trust, and Kennedy for the Defense, and is best known for his bestselling crime novels, including The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which established the Boston noir genre of gangster tales that spawned several popular films by followers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Also published as: George Vincent Higgins, George V Higgins
Most-read books
The friends of Eddie Coyle
3.8 · 1972 · 45 want to read
Cogan's trade
4 · 1974 · 5 want to read
The Best American Short Stories 1973
1973 · 5 want to read
On writing
3 · 1990 · 4 want to read
Wonderful Years Wonderful Year
1988 · 3 want to read
Bomber's Law
4 · 1993 · 2 want to read
The Digger's game
1973 · 2 want to read
The rat on fire
3 · 1981 · 1 want to read
Outlaws
4 · 1987 · 2 want to read
A change in gravity
1997 · 2 want to read
The Progress of the Seasons
1989 · 2 want to read
At end of day
2000 · 2 want to read
A city on a hill
4 · 1975 · 1 want to read
Cogan's Trade/a Choice of Enemies
George V. Higgins
Cogan's Trade/a Choice of Enemies
1989 · 1 want to read
Boston Noir 2
4 · 2012 · 1 want to read
Sandra Nichols found dead
4 · 1996 · 1 want to read
Kennedy for Defense
4 · 1980 · 1 want to read
A choice of enemies
1984 · 1 want to read
Killing Them Softly A Novel
2012
Imposters
4 · 1986
Penance for Jerry Kennedy
4 · 1985
The patriot game
4 · 1982
The Agent
1998 · 1 want to read
The judgement of Deke Hunter
4 · 1976