Frank Lucius Packard (February 2, 1877 - February 17, 1942) was a Canadian novelist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and as a young man went to work as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. His experiences working on the railroad led to his writing 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.
Novels in the Jimmie Dale series:
The Adventures of Jimmie Dale (1917) - (Project Gutenberg book)
The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale (1919) - (Project Gutenberg book)
Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue (1922)
Jimmie Dale and Blue Envelope Murder (1930)
Jimmie Dale and the Missing Hour (1935)
Return of the Grey Seal (2007) - (e-book compilation of first two books)