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. For more information, visit her official site.

Books by L.R. Wright

	1979 Neighbours	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1982 The Favourite	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1984 Among Friends	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1985 The Suspect	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1986 Sleep While I Sing	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1988 Love in the Temperate Zone	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1990 A Chill Rain in January	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1991 Fall from Grace	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1993 Prized Possessions	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1994 A Touch of Panic	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1995 Mother Love	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1996 Strangers Among Us	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1997 Acts of Murder	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Kidnap	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2001 Menace	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
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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)

Added 24 February 2007.
Updated 28 August 2010.