William Lacey Amy (June 9, 1877 – November 26, 1962) known by the penname Luke Allan was a Canadian[a] journalist and writer of western and mystery fiction.
[2] A journalist by training, he joined the Medicine Hat Times in 1905 where he worked at reporting, before becoming its editor and later its owner.
[3] During his time at the paper he learned the writing profession and he wrote his first short story which appeared in the Canadian Magazine in 1911.
[4] The story, "Blue Pete, the Sentimental Half Breed" formed the basis for the series of novels which he would contribute to over the next 45 years.
[5] In 1916, he left Alberta and travelled to Nova Scotia and then to London, England where he worked as a war correspondent and a freelance writer.