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George V. Higgins

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.

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American novelist, lawyer, journalist, professor

Born 1939
Died 1999

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American novelist, lawyer, journalist, professor

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Died 1999

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