William Landay

Novelist

Birthday July 23, 1963

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Boston, MA

Age 61 years old

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About

American novelist, writer, attorney, and former lawyer who is best known for being the author of several well-known and popular books including "All That Is Mine I Carry With Me," "Defending Jacob," "The Strangler," and "Mission Flats." 

Before Fame

He attended the Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Yale University and Boston College Law School. He worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, Massachusetts for seven years.

Trivia

His novel "The Strangler" was listed as best crime novel of the year by the L.A. Times and Daily Telegraph. His novel "Defending Jacob" is a New York Times bestseller and was awarded the Strand Magazine Critics Award for best mystery novel in the year 2012.

Family Life

He and his wife have two sons together. 

Associated With

In the year 2023, novelist Scott Turow reviewed his book "All That Is Mine I Carry," and said "Masterful... the best book I've read in quite a while."