Teaching and Research
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John Billheimer holds an engineering Ph.D. from Stanford University and has over forty years of experience providing professional consulting services in systems analysis for government and industry. Specializing in transportation research, he has investigated such diverse topics as commuter lane … Read More

Media coverage
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John featured in InMenlo Magazine (click to read at InMenlo.com) John featured in Punch Magazine (use the controls at the bottom of the panel to scroll through the article)

Books
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Owen Allison West Virginia mysteries Mystery Company reissues The Mystery Company is currently reissuing the Owen Allison West Virginia series. The first three titles are currently available as trade paperbacks and eBooks from Crum Creek Press.

Photos
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EDGAR AWARDS: The photo on the left shows fellow authors Sheila York, Erin Hart, and Rhys Bowen (left to right) with John at the 2004 Edgar Awards Ceremony. The photo on the right shows John and fellow Edgar presenter Kelly … Read More

Tour dates
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John with Buster Keaton August 2024 August 28-September 1Bouchercon ConferenceGaylord Opryland ResortNashville, Tenn March 2024 Second Annual Hitchcock Festival March 9, 11:00 amHitchcock and the Censors PresentationMarch 16, 1:00 pmStrangers on a Train DiscussionScotts Valley Community Theater Guild251 Kings Village … Read More

NEW BOOKS OUT IN 2019
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Just Published in 2019Click on the covers to read more Owen Allison West Virginia mysteries Mystery Company reissues The Mystery Company is currently reissuing the Owen Allison West Virginia series. The first three titles are currently available as trade paperbacks … Read More

Drybone Hollow
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Buy at Amazon Now available in paperback! Mined To Death Mine owner Anson Stokes wants to hire Owen to figure out what happened, and with a little luck, persuade an environmentalist judge not to shut down the rest of the … Read More

Hitchcock and the Censors
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Source: Kentucky Press catalog (PDF file) Leonard Maltin Review Source: leonardmaltin.com, June 4, 2019 Read an extended interview with John Billheimer on the Alfred Hitchcock Master website

Primary Target
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Pre-order at Crum Creek Press Read the Starred Kirkus review Read a preview! Owen Allison’s California consulting firm collapsed after then-governor Red Davison manipulated the bidding on a lucrative contract to hand it to a political crony.  Ten years later, … Read More

Dismal Mountain
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Buy at Amazon Buy reissue at Crum Creek Press Now, in Dismal Mountain, Owen Allison returns yet again to the familiar hometown hills of West Virginia. Within minutes of his arrival he’s embroiled in a battle with cheating hospital administrators … Read More