Franklin Bandy

Franklin Bandy (February 1914 — 11 April 1987) was an American crime writer. He also used the pseudonym Eugene Franklin. He wrote mystery and suspense novels and was a director and a former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America.

Life, education, and career

Bandy was born in February 1914 in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned his BA from University of Illinois, after which he worked as a journalist and editor for an encyclopedia. After serving as an Army captain in World War II, he moved to New York City, where he worked for various advertising agencies, including Caples Company.

As a novelist, Bandy published several detective novels, including Deceit and Deadly Lies in 1978, which won him the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1979 for the best paperback original mystery novel published in 1978. He also wrote many short stories, some of which were reprinted in England, Italy, Japan and Germany. He also helped organize two major meetings of mystery writers, the 1978 International World Congress and the 1975 World International Congress in London.

Books

Berkeley Barnes Series (as by Eugene Franklin)

• Murder Trapp (1971)
• The Money Murders (1972)
• The Bold House Murders (1973)

Kevin MacInnes Series

• Deceit & Deadly Lies (1978)
• The Blackstock Affair (1980)

Novels

• The Shannonese Hustle (1978)
• The Farewell Party (1980)
• Athena (1987)

Awards

1979: Edgar-Allan-Poe Award for best paperback original mystery novel for Deceit & Deadly Lies (1978.)

Personal life

Bandy was married to his wife Beth.

Death

Bandy died on 11 April 1987, at the age of 73, in White Plains, New York.