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Eric Wright


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Eric Wright was born in London, England and immigrated to Canada in 1951. He is the award-winning author of seventeen crime novels, including his first novel, The Night the Gods Smiled, which won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel, the Crime Writer's Association's John Creasey Award, and the City of Toronto Book Award. His memoir, Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man, about growing up poor in working-class London, was published in 1999.
 

Awards: Barry (2001), CWA (1983)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Charlie Salter
   1. The Night the Gods Smiled (1983)
   2. Smoke Detector (1984)
   3. Death in the Old Country (1985)
   4. A Single Death (1986)
     aka The Man Who Changed His Name
   5. A Body Surrounded By Water (1987)
   6. A Question of Murder (1988)
   7. A Sensitive Case (1990)
   8. Final Cut (1991)
   9. A Fine Italian Hand (1991)
   10. Death By Degrees (1993)
   11. The Last Hand (2001)
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Mel Pickett
   1. Buried in Stone (1995)
   2. Death of a Hired Man (2001)
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Joe Barley
   1. The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn (2000)
   2. The Hemingway Caper (2003)
   3. A Likely Story (2010)
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Novels
   Moodie's Tale (1994)
   Finding Home (2007)
   Dempsey's Lodge (2013)
   The Land Mine (2015)
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Collections
   A Killing Climate (2003)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Eric Wright
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Bad Behavior (1995)
Mystery Stories
edited by
Mary Higgins Clark
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2nd Culprit (1993)
A Crime Writer's Annual
edited by
Liza Cody and Michael Z Lewin

More books 


Awards
2001 Barry Award for Best Paperback original : The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
1983 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger : The Night the Gods Smiled

Award nominations
2001 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
2001 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn


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