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Encyclopedia > Eric Wright (writer)

Eric Wright (born 1929) is a Canadian writer of mystery novels. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In modern colloquial English, a mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction (see mystery fiction). ...


He won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel and the City of Toronto Book Award in 1984 for The Night the Gods Smiled, and the Derrick Murdoch Award for lifetime contributions to Canadian crime writing in 1998. The Arthur Ellis Awards are a group of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and mystery writing. ... The City of Toronto Book Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the city of Toronto to the author of the years best fiction or non-fiction book or books about or involving Toronto. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... The Arthur Ellis Awards are a group of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and mystery writing. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

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Works

Charlie Salter Mysteries

  • The Night the Gods Smiled (1984)
  • Smoke Detector (1984)
  • Death in the Old Country (1985)
  • A Single Death (1986)
  • A Body Surrounded by Water (1987)
  • A Question of Murder (1988)
  • A Sensitive Case (1990)
  • Final Cut (1991)
  • A Fine Italian Hand (1992)
  • Death by Degrees (1993)
  • The Last Hand (2002)

This page is about the year 1984. ... This article is about the year. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lucy Trimble Brenner Mysteries

  • Death of a Sunday Writer (1996)
  • Death on the Rocks (1999)

1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Mel Pickett Mysteries

  • Buried in Stone (1996)
  • Death of A Hired Man

1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Other

  • Moodie's Tale (1994)
  • Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man (1999, memoirs)
  • The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn (2000)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Recordnet.com: S.J. slaying mystery takes yet another strange twist (1243 words)
Wright took the prosecution's offer and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in April 2003 and was sentenced to six years a few months later.
Wright said he's not alone, comparing himself to Peter Rose, who was convicted in 1995 of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old Lodi girl and then exonerated with DNA analysis after spending a decade in prison.
Wright's decision to strike back at Huber and Testa may be just another turn in a complex life spotted by accusations of bigamy, suspicious disappearances and an assumed name.
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