L.R. Wright was born Laurali Rose Appleby on 5 June 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Known as Bunny, Wright grew up in Saskatoon and in Abbotsford, British Columbia. She worked as a reporter in Calgary before becoming a full-time writer in 1977. After publishing her fourth book, Wright returned to school, receiving an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University. She taught writing at the University of British Columbia and wrote adaptations for several of her books for radio, film, and television. L.R. Wright died of breast cancer on 25 February 2001.

Books by L.R. Wright

	1979 Neighbours
	1982 The Favourite
	1984 Among Friends
	1985 The Suspect An eighty-year-old man murders a neighbour. Karl Alberg #1.
	1986 Sleep While I Sing
	1988 Love in the Temperate Zone A sales rep for a publishing house leaves her unfaithful husband and buys a bookstore.
	1990 A Chill Rain in January A man is killed when he falls down the stairs at his estranged sister's house. Karl Alberg #3.
	1991 Fall from Grace A photographer falls to his death off a cliff. Karl Alberg #4
	1993 Prized Possessions
	1994 A Touch of Panic A murderer targets Alberg's girlfriend. Karl Alberg #6.
	1995 Mother Love A woman who has been missing for seven years returns home and is then murdered. Karl Alberg #7
	1996 Strangers Among Us
	1997 Acts of Murder
	2000 Kidnap A five-year-old girl is kidnapped by a lonely woman. Eddie Henderson #1.
	2001 Menace A psychopath is stalking women in Gibsons, British Columbia. Eddie Henderson #2.
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Awards

• Arthur Ellis Award: Novel
  • 1991 – A Chill Rain in January – Winner
  • 1996 – Mother Love – Winner

Series

• Karl Alberg
  1. The Suspect (1985)
  2. Sleep While I Sing (1986)
  3. A Chill Rain in January (1990)
  4. Fall from Grace (1991)
  5. Prized Possessions (1993)
  6. A Touch of Panic (1994)
  7. Mother Love (1995)
  8. Strangers Among Us (1996)
  9. Acts of Murder (1997)

• Eddie Henderson
  1. Kidnap (2000)
  2. Menace (2001)

Links

• Official site

Comments

Added 24 February 2007.
Updated 07 January 2012.