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Laurali R. Wright / L.R. Wright
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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.
Full Series List in Order
A Karl Alberg Mystery
1 - The Suspect (Jun-1985)2 - Sleep While I Sing (Nov-1986)
3 - A Chill Rain in January (Apr-1990)
4 - Fall From Grace (Nov-1991)
5 - Prized Possessions (Sep-1993)
6 - A Touch of Panic (Oct-1994)
7 - Mother Love (Sep-1995)
8 - Strangers Among Us (Dec-1996)
9 - Acts of Murder (Jul-1998)
Book List in Order: 14 titles
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The Suspect
- Jun-1985
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This Edgar Award-winning debut kicks off the crime series -- and basis for the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town -- set along Canada’s Sunshine Coast. To Karl Alberg, the coastal town of Sechelt, just north of Vancouver, looks...
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Sleep While I Sing
- Nov-1986
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A murder on Canada’s Sunshine Coast hits close to home for a former city cop in this crime series -- the basis for the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town. Karl Alberg was a big-city cop, for Pete’s sake. He solved crimes invo...
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A Chill Rain in January
- Apr-1990
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A Canadian cop is up against a local femme fatale in a thriller of “fierce suspense” that launched the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town (Publishers Weekly). It’s sunny days for Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg, even as eve...
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Fall From Grace
- Nov-1991
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MOUNTIE KARL ALBERG WAS EXPECTING A ROOM WITH A VIEW--INSTEAD, HE GOT A CORPSE WITH A TALE Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg takes his on-again/off-again Significant Other, town librarian Cassandra Mitchell, on a boat trip to a sun-drenched cove on the P...
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Prized Possessions
- Sep-1993
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DESIRE. COMPULSION. OBSESSION. WILL STAFF SERGEANT KARL ALBERG'S KEEN DETECTIVE SKILLS SUFFICE? Prized Possessions is a psychological thriller of electric tension between the sexes. Meet Emma O'Brea, "the best wife there ever was," whose husband has...
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A Touch of Panic
- Oct-1994
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Karl Alberg investigates the mysteries of love -- and some peculiar goings-on -- in his supposedly sleepy town. Gordon Murphy is charming, intelligent, the recent winner of the lottery -- and searching for the perfect woman. Four times he thought he...
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Mother Love
- Sep-1995
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A housewife’s murder draws a Canadian detective into a twisted family drama in this mystery thriller -- the basis for the Fox TV and Hulu seriesMurder in a Small Town. Maria Buscombe was a housewife living in Sechelt, British Colombia, un...
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Strangers Among Us
- Dec-1996
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A teenager is arrested for his parents’ murder in a Canadian seaside village in the acclaimed series that launched the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town. Vancouver's “Sunshine Coast” is famous for its b...
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Acts of Murder
- Jul-1998
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A serial killer stalks the Sunshine Coast in the final novel of this Edgar Award"winning series -- the basis for the Fox TV and Hulu Murder in a Small Town. The ninth and final book in the Karl Alberg series makes a wonderfully elegant end to ...
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Basement Level 5: Never Scared
- Apr-2012
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Alexa Martinez was raised to believe that murder, deceit, and lies were a part of life. A trained killer, she follows in her father's footsteps, specializing in political assassinations for Martinez Security--contracted through the CIA. She thrives o...
Award-Winning Books by Laurali R. Wright / L.R. Wright
1986 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Novel