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Terence Faherty

テレンス・ファハティ

Terensu Fahati

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954 (Trenton, New Jersey)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Roman Catholic
Residence History
Trenton, New Jersey → Indianapolis, Indiana

Career

Occupations
Author, Technical writer
Active Years
1991-2017
Nominations
Edgar Award nomination (Deadstick)

Education

Rider University
Country: United States

Awards

Shamus Award
1997
Work: Come Back Dead
Category: Best Private Eye Novel
Organization: Private Eye Writers of America
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Deadstick

1991 Mystery

First Owen Keane mystery.

ReligionMystery

Come Back Dead

1997 Mystery

Scott Elliott series. Shamus Award winner.

HollywoodDetective

Bibliography

  • Deadstick
  • Live to Regret
  • The Lost Keats
  • Die Dreaming
  • Prove the Nameless
  • The Ordained
  • Orion Rising
  • Eastward in Eden
  • The Confessions of Owen Keane
  • Kill Me Again
  • Come Back Dead
  • Raise the Devil
  • In a Teapot
  • Dance in the Dark
  • Play a Cold Hand
  • The Hollywood Op

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Contemporary mysteryReligious themes
Recurring Motifs
Seminary dropoutDeclining Hollywood

Legacy

American mystery author known for Owen Keane and Scott Elliott series. Shamus Award winner.