James Heneghan

James Heneghan (7 October 1930 – 23 April 2021), who has also written under the joint pseudonym B. J. Bond, was a British-Canadian author of children's and young adult novels. Heneghan was born 7 October 1930 in Liverpool to John and Ann (née Fitzgerald) Heneghan. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 and became a naturalized citizen in 1963. Heneghan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University in 1971. He worked as a police officer in Liverpool as a fingerprint specialist for twelve years before teaching English at Burnaby High School in Burnaby for twenty years. Heneghan had four children: Ann, Robert, John, and Leah. He died 23 April 2021 in Vancouver.