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ⓘ About Howard Engel
Howard Engel was a Canadian mystery novelist and a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) producer. Howard passed away on July 16th, 2019. His popularity peaked after the publication Benny Cooperman series. The detective based set novels are set in the region of Niagara and around the city of Grantham, Ontario-a city of close resemblance to St. Catherine’s, Ontario where the author was born. Engel met the love of his life-Marian Engel (a Canadian writer) and married from the year 1962-1978. The couple had twins named; William and Charlotte born in1965. Charlotte is now a TV producer while William works in the tourism industry. Howard Engel later married Janet Hamilton- a Canadian novelist and both had a son named Jacob Engel in 1989.
All Book Series by Howard Engel
A Child's Christmas In Scarborough
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1997
The Man Who Forgot How to Read
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2008
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Howard Engel?
Howard Engel was a Canadian mystery novelist and a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) producer. Howard passed away on July 16th, 2019. His popularity peaked after the publication Benny Cooperman series.
Which Howard Engel series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Benny Cooperman series, the earliest of Howard Engel's multi-book series: it opens with The Suicide Murders (1980) and runs to 13 books across 1980–2012, ending with The Whole Megillah (2012).
How many books has Howard Engel written?
Howard Engel has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2014. 15 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Benny Cooperman series with 13 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Howard Engel's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Howard Engel's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Benny Cooperman (1980–2012, 13 books) and Mike Ward (1992–2014, 2 books).
How are Howard Engel's books organised into series?
This guide splits Howard Engel's 22 books into 2 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Benny Cooperman (13 books, 1980–2012); Mike Ward (2 books, 1992–2014).