William Heffernan Books in Order

Based on notorious New York policeman Johnny Broderick, this novel portrays a forceful officer whose methods blur the boundary between law enforcement and criminality. His dealings with gangsters reveal a world shaped by corruption, brutality, and compromised justice.

Former president Edmund Norris is kidnapped after leaving office in disgrace. The FBI must locate him despite the damage his administration inflicted on the agency, while figures within the government would prefer that the search fail.

Imprisoned thief Buonaparte Sartene bargains for freedom by joining the French Resistance, securing a future for his Corsican Mafia family. Their fortunes expand into Southeast Asia, where intelligence alliances and the opium trade create opportunities shadowed by betrayal.

Reporter Jennifer Brady investigates rising politician Tony Marco and his connections to a waterfront union. Uncovering the truth proves only part of the challenge, as the corruption surrounding his ascent makes publishing what she discovers equally difficult.

Former New York detective Paul Devlin takes a police-chief job in rural Vermont hoping for a quieter life. A killer targeting women and leaving red roses destroys that refuge, forcing him to investigate a community where newcomers have their own secrets.

New York police lieutenant Stanislaus Rolk investigates murders that resemble the ancient ritual killings described in a museum lecture. With lecturer Kate Silverman threatened, the inquiry draws them toward connections between the exhibition, its scholars, and events in Mexico.

US intelligence agent Alex Moran pursues an East German terrorist whose retaliation destroys his family. Seeking revenge through Corsican Mafia allies, Moran becomes caught in a long-running conflict that exposes the uneasy bonds between organized crime and espionage.

Paul Devlin leaves Vermont to help protect former lover Adrianna Mendez, who is being targeted by a New York serial killer. Working unofficially with detective Eddie Grogan, he confronts political interference, federal investigators, and enemies from his police career.

The murder of a prominent NYPD captain sends Paul Devlin into an investigation complicated by political pressure and institutional homophobia. Questions about the victim's private life lead toward corruption reaching beyond the police department to powerful national and international organizations.

Facing the loss of his marriage and career, Jack Fallon joins other middle-aged executives targeted for dismissal by Waters Cable. Calling themselves the Dinosaur Club, they use office politics, covert tactics, and an attorney's help to fight management's plans.

A wealthy New York divorcee's death appears to be suicide, but her friend Adrianna suspects the woman's tycoon former husband. Paul Devlin's investigation encounters powerful interests and concealed scandals that make the apparently straightforward case increasingly dangerous.

Paul Devlin accompanies Adrianna Mendez to Cuba after her aunt, a celebrated revolutionary doctor, dies in suspicious circumstances. When the body disappears, his search for answers entangles him with local authorities, secretive religious groups, and enemies pursuing him from New York.

A white man's murder on land belonging to a Black family inflames racial tensions in a Vermont town during the Depression. A young constable with mixed ancestry must investigate while confronting divided loyalties and his connection to the suspected family.

In 1970s New York, reporter Billy Burke is assigned to expose hospital corruption and publicize a child's need for heart surgery. Becoming personally involved with the family forces him to question his editor's tactics and the costs of newspaper crusades.

The murder of a nun brings Paul Devlin under intense pressure from city leaders, police officials, and the archdiocese. Attempts to obstruct his investigation suggest that solving the crime will require penetrating a conspiracy hidden within influential religious circles.

As a rookie New York detective, Jake Downing investigated the murder of a politically prominent judge. Decades later, he revisits the case, confronting painful memories and questions about whether his search is driven by truth or revenge.

Revived after his mother tried to kill him as a child, Harry Doyle becomes a Florida homicide detective haunted by the dead. The murder of a notorious former teacher forces him to investigate a victim whose own history complicates the case.

A Civil War veteran who lost an arm becomes a deputy constable in his Vermont hometown. Investigating the murder of a childhood friend, he confronts what wartime brutality did to their friendship and the community they returned to.

A string of Florida murders becomes personal for detective Harry Doyle when his adoptive father is seriously wounded. Investigating connections to Scientology, Doyle and fellow officers encounter secrecy and obstruction as the case takes them from Clearwater to Alaska.