Frank L. Packard

This article is about the Canadian novelist. For the architect, see Frank Packard.

Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist.

Life

Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liege.[1] As a young man he worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing many railroad stories, then to a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale.

Frank Packard died in 1942 in Lachine, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.

Works

Jimmie Dale series

Other works

References

  1. ↑ Will Murray (1991). "Packard, Frank L(ucius)". In Lesley Henderson. Twentieth-century crime and mystery writers (3rd ed.). St. James Press. p. 826. ISBN 978-1-55862-031-5.

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