Jan-Andrew Henderson

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Jan-Andrew Henderson (1962 [1] -) is a Scottish author of 33 children's, teen, YA, and adult fiction and non-fiction books. Though mainly a thriller writer, he is best known for helping to popularize Edinburgh's Underground City and its supernatural lore, especially the Mackenzie Poltergeist in Greyfriars Graveyard. [2] Henderson was instrumental in bringing Edinburgh's forgotten Underground City to public attention, with the first-ever book on the subject The Town Below the Ground, followed by Secret City. [3] His book on supernatural Edinburgh the City of the Dead helped cement the town's haunted reputation while the Ghost That Haunted Itself and Father Figure catapulted the unknown Mackenzie Poltergeist to fame, [4] as one of the world's best-documented supernatural cases. He is also the founder of City of the Dead [5] a ghost tour company which takes visitors into the Underground City and explores the Mackenzie Poltergeist in Greyfriars Graveyard. [6]

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Awards

Henderson's fiction thrillers have been shortlisted for thirteen literary awards, including the Royal Mail Award the RED Prize, the Manchester Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, [7] the Angus Book Award, the South Lanarkshire Book Award, the Bolton Book Prize, the Fantastica Award, the Stockport Book Prize and the Leeds Book Prize. He is the winner of the Doncaster Book Award [8] and the Royal Mail Award – Britain's biggest children's book prize. His novels have been published in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Czech Republic. [9] [10]

Bibliography

Non Fiction (as Jan-Andrew Henderson)

Source: [11] [12]

Fiction (As J A Henderson)

Source: [13] [14] [15] [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ Collins, MJ Steel. "Talking Edinburgh Poltergeists With Jan-Andrew Henderson | Spooky Isles".
  3. ↑ "Author: Jan Andrew Henderson". Scottish Book Trust.
  4. ↑ McAlpine, Dayna (24 October 2020). "Edinburgh ghost tour shares chilling pics of guests' injuries from 'poltergeist'". Edinburgh Evening News.
  5. ↑ "City of the Dead Tours". 10Best. USA Today.
  6. ↑ "The Royal Mile: A Comprehensive Guide by Jan-Andrew Henderson: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review". Undiscovered Scotland Book Review.
  7. ↑ "Jan-Andrew Henderson books and biography | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com.
  8. ↑ "Doncaster Book Award - Read Reviews". www.doncasterbookaward.net.
  9. ↑ "Jan-Andrew Henderson". IMDb.
  10. ↑ "Doncaster Book Award". www.doncasterbookaward.net.
  11. ↑ "Author". HarperCollins Canada.
  12. ↑ "Books by Jan-Andrew Henderson". www.amazon.com.
  13. ↑ "Henry V by Jan-Andrew Henderson". www.fictiondb.com.
  14. ↑ "Colony (Deutsch) Gebundene Ausgabe".
  15. ↑ "Crash by J A Henderson - TheBookbag.co.uk book review". www.thebookbag.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Bunker 10 | NOOK Book". Barnes & Noble.
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