Howard, Hartley

Leo Ognall (1908-1979), who wrote several novels under the pseudonyms Harry Carmichael and Hartley Howard, was born in Montreal and worked as a journalist before starting his fiction career. He wrote over ninety novels before his death in 1979.Harry Carmichael's primary series, written from 1952-1978, "The Piper and Quinn" series included characters such as John Piper (an insurance assessor) and Quinn, a crime reporter.His other works include: "The Glenn Bowman series", 1951-1979; "The Philip Scott series, "1964-1967.