Heather Benedict Terrell is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 novelist and lawyer

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

.

Terrell is a graduate of Upper St. Clair High School

Upper St. Clair High School

Upper St. Clair High School is a public high school in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA, serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Upper St. Clair School District. USCHS is one of three secondary schools in Pennsylvania to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School three times...

 in Pittsburgh, Boston College

Boston College

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

, and Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law is the law school affiliated with Boston University, and is ranked #22 among American law schools by US News and World Report magazine. It is the second-oldest law school in Massachusetts and one of the first law schools in the country to admit students regardless...

. For ten years she was a litigator in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates , founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine calls Skadden "Wall Street's most powerful law firm"...

 and Morrison & Foerster. Her success with her first novel, The Chrysalis, prompted a career change to writing full time.

She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband Jim Terrell and their son Jack.

Books

• The Chrysalis, novel (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007).
• The Map Thief, novel (New York: Ballantine Books, 2008).
• The Book of Kildare, novel (New York: Ballantine Books, forthcoming 2009).

Sources

• Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2008. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000177917.
• Bob Hoover (2003). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Profile of Heather Terrell. Retrieved November 29, 2008.

External links

• Heather Terrell Website