Howard Engel
Howard Engel | |
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Engel in 2007 | |
| Born | April 2, 1931 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 16, 2019 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Writer, producer |
| Genre | Mystery and non-fiction |
| Notable works | Benny Cooperman series |
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| Children | 3 |
Howard Engel CM (April 2, 1931 – July 16, 2019) was a Canadian mystery author and CBC producer who resided in Toronto, Ontario. He was famous for his Benny Cooperman detective series, set in the Niagara Region in and around the city of Grantham, Ontario, mirroring St. Catharines, Ontario, where he was born. He was one of the founding authors of Crime Writers of Canada in 1982.