Carolyn Hougan

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Carolyn Hougan
BornCarolyn Johnson
1943 (1943)
United States
DiedFebruary 25, 2007(2007-02-25) (aged 63–64)
United States
Pen nameJohn Case
OccupationAuthor
GenreFiction
SpouseJim Hougan

Carolyn Hougan (1943 – February 25, 2007) was an American author.

Born in 1943 to Samuel and Elisabeth Johnson, Carolyn graduated from

University of Wisconsin. In Madison, Wisconsin, Carolyn met Jim Hougan in the philosophy course "Freedom, Fate, and Choice." She became Carolyn Hougan in 1966.[citation needed
] The Hougans lived in Alexandria and Washington from 1980 until August 2006.[1]

Works

She herself authored four thrillers: Shooting in the Dark (1984), Blood Relative, The Romeo Flag, and The Last Goodbye. Carolyn Hougan died from cancer February 25, 2007, in Virginia at age 63. She was survived by her husband, Jim, a daughter, son, and two grandchildren.

The series of books written under the pseudonym John Case were written jointly by Carolyn and Jim Houghan, and have not continued without Carolyn. The titles of the John Case works are: The Genesis Code, The First Horseman, The Syndrome (Trance State), The Eighth Day, The Murder Artist, and Ghost Dancer.

References

  1. Washington Post (Mar. 2, 2007). Archived from the original.