Howard Engel

Howard Engel
Engel in 2007
Born(1931-04-02)April 2, 1931
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 16, 2019(2019-07-16) (aged 88)
OccupationWriter, producer
GenreMystery and non-fiction
Notable worksBenny Cooperman series
Spouse
  • (m. 1962; div. 1978)
  • Janet Hamilton
Children3

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.