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Howard Engel

Born

in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

April 02, 1931

Died

July 16, 2019

Genre

Mystery, Nonfiction

Influences

Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler ...more

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Howard Engel was a pioneering, award-winning Canadian mystery and non-fiction author. He is famous for his Benny Cooperman private-eye series, set in the Niagara Region of Ontario.

He and Eric Wright are two of the authors responsible for founding Crime Writers Of Canada. He had twins Charlotte and William with authoress, Marian Engel. He has a son, Jacob, with his late wife, authoress Janet Hamilton: with whom he co-wrote "Murder In Space".

A stroke in 2001 famously caused "alexia sine agraphia". It was a disease that hampered Howard's ability to comprehend written words, even though he could continue to write! He retired in Toronto, where he continued to inspire and mentor future authors and writers of all kinds. Maureen Jennings, creator o ...more

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Average rating: 3.53 · 2,530 ratings · 416 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Man Who Forgot How To Read 3.42 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Suicide Murders (Benny Cooperman, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1980 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord High Executioner: An Unshamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind 3.61 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memory Book (Benny Cooperman, #11) by Howard Engel, Oliver Sacks (Afterword) 3.31 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ransom Game (Benny Cooperman, #2) 3.64 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Montparnasse (Mike Ward, #1) 3.18 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Doyle and Dr. Bell 3.51 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder Sees the Light (Benny Cooperman, #4) 3.71 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1985 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder On Location (Benny Cooperman, #3) 3.56 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1982 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A City Called July (Benny Cooperman, #5) 3.82 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1986 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Benny Cooperman (14 books)
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“Membaca adalah tulang dan sumsum, limpa dan darah bagiku.”
― Howard Engel

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“Old Sparky,” its venerable electric chair, to use on John Spenkelink”
― Howard Engel, Lord High Executioner: An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind

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“Australian authorities were congratulating themselves on finally having run the famous bushranger Ned Kelly to earth. Kelly, whose homemade armor was”
― Howard Engel, Lord High Executioner: An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind

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