▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁magazine ▁writer . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁journal ism ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁nov els . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Wor c ester ▁was ▁a ▁news ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁Journal ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁as ▁a ▁journal ism ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁the ft ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁worth ▁of ▁valu ables ▁from ▁safe ▁depos it ▁boxes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ; ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁valu ables ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Patri arca ▁crime ▁family . ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁journal ism ▁professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁St or rs , ▁Connecticut . ▁ ▁Wor c ester ▁has ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁nar cole ps y ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁national ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁ill ness , ▁including ▁N BC ▁News . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes ▁The ▁Mon ster ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary le bone ▁( © ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Jew el ▁of ▁Cov