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Frank L. Packard
Frank Lucius Packard was a Canadian novelist.
Frank L. Packard was born in Montreal, Quebec and educated at McGill University and the University of Liège. 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.
Several of his novels were made into films.
Frank Packard died in 1942 in Lachine, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.
Books by Frank L. Packard
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale
Frank Lucius Packard was a Canadian novelist born in Montreal, Quebec. He worked as a civil engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway. He later wrote a series of mystery novels, the most famous of which featured a character called Jimmie Dale.
The Four Stragglers
Amidst the fog-shrouded streets of a sprawling metropolis, four strangers find themselves thrown together by a twist of fate, bound by a shared secret that could destroy them all. When a brutal murder rocks the city, Detective Liam Anderson is assign...
Doors of the Night
In "Doors of the Night" by Frank L. Packard, shadows conceal more than just darkness. When acclaimed archaeologist Dr. Amelia Vance unearths a cryptic artifact at an ancient dig site, she inadvertently opens the doors to an enigmatic realm that exist...
White Moll
Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 – February 17, 1942) born in Montreal, Quebec, was a Canadian novelist. Packard is credited with bridging the gap from the “cozy” style mysteries to the more gritty, hard-boiled style of such writers as Dashiell...
Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale
Jimmie Dale, a wealthy playboy by day, leads a double life as The Gray Seal, a daring thief who steals nothing but thrills. His exploits draw the attention of a mysterious woman known as The Tocsin, who manipulates him into her own schemes involving...
Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue
Jimmie Dale, a cunning detective known as the Gray Seal, navigates the dangerous criminal underbelly of New York City in search of a notorious criminal called the Phantom. With a network of aliases and disguises, Dale's pursuit is complicated by his...
Night Operator
This collection of short stories by Frank L. Packard follows the lives of men working on the Hill Division of a railroad. It captures the grit and determination of these individuals as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of their profession. Th...
On the Iron at Big Cloud
Set in the rugged and perilous Hill Division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 'On the Iron at Big Cloud' is a collection of fifteen gripping tales of railroading adventure. Frank L. Packard, a former civil engineer for the railway, brings his firstha...