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Murder Sees the Light, The Benny Cooperman Mysteries

A detective guards a televangelist in hiding—and tries to solve a murder—in this novel by the Arthur Ellis Award–winning author.

Benny Cooperman is camped out at the Petawawa fishing lodge, watching over a famous televangelist who has gone into hiding while waiting for a court decision. It seems like a simple assignment—that is, until the lifeless body of a missing Indian guide is found. Suddenly the Canadian private detective is reeled into yet another deadly mystery, and everyone at the lodge becomes a suspect . . .

“The Cooperman novels are heavy on full-bodied characters, sharp dialogue, and rich humor. Benny just plain charms the socks off anyone he meets.” —Booklist

“Benny Cooperman is . . . a lot of fun to hang out with.” —Donald E. Westlake

Murder Sees the Light is the fourth book in the Benny Cooperman Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Howard Engel

Howard Engel (1931–2019) was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He was a producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation before emerging as a prolific, award-winning, and much-loved mystery writer, best known for the Benny Cooperman detective novels. After suffering a stroke, Engel developed alexia sine agraphia in 2000, a condition that prevented him from reading without great effort. This, however, did not inhibit his ability to write, and he later penned a memoir about the experience and his recovery called The Man Who Forgot How to Read. Engel was a founder of Crime Writers of Canada, and in 2014, he was the recipient of the organization’s first Grand Master Award. He passed away in 2019 at the age of eighty-eight.
 

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