William Deverell
Bio
William Deverell was born in Regina in 1937. He began writing as a journalist (across Canada) while working on his law degree. In 1963, he received his law degree from the University of Saskatchewan, graduating third in his class. He started his law practice in 1964 and has been involved in over 1,000 criminal cases. He now lives on Pender Island, British Columbia and Costa Rica.
He is a founding member, former president and honourary director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, former chair of the Writers' Union of Canada, and member of the Canadian Writers Guild and PEN International. He worked as a professor in the creative writing department of the University of Victoria (1991-1992).
William has written many books which have been published in various countries. He created Street Legal, a CBC television series. Needles, his first novel, won the Seal First Novel Award (1979) and the Book of the Year Award (1981). Trial of Passion won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel (1998) and the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing (1988).
Bibliography
Novels:
Mind Games (2003)
The Laughing Falcon (2001)
Kill All the Lawyers (2001)
Slander (1999)
Trial of Passion (1997)
Street Legal - the Betrayal (1995)
A Life on Trial (1990)
Mindfield (1989)
Platinum Blues (1987)
The Dance of Shiva (1984)
Mecca (1983)
High Crimes (1981)
Needles (1979)
Non-Fiction Books:
A Life on Trial: The Case of Robert Frisbee (2002)
Other Works:
William Deverell has authored screenplays, short stories, magazine articles and radio plays.
Links
William Deverell's Official Site
Photo: William Deverell (and fans!) at Bouchercon 2004