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Eric Wright

Canadian author best known for the Inspector Charlie Salter series and the Lucy Trimble mysteries. A founding figure of Canadian crime fiction, Wright won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. This page provides the Eric Wright books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1983The Night the Gods SmiledPOoCSB · 1Buy ↗

1984Smoke DetectorPOoCSB · 2Buy ↗

1985Death in the Old CountryPOoCSB · 3Buy ↗

1986A Single Death / The Man Who Changed His NamePOoCSB · 4Buy ↗

1987A Body Surrounded by WaterPOoCSB · 5Buy ↗

1988A Question of MurderPOoCSB · 6Buy ↗

1990A Sensitive CasePOoCSB · 7Buy ↗

1991Final CutPOoCSB · 8Buy ↗

1992A Fine Italian HandPOoCSB · 9Buy ↗

1993Death by DegreesPOoCSB · 10Buy ↗

1994Moodie's TalePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1996Death of a Sunday WriterPOoLTBB · 1Buy ↗

1996Buried in StonePOoMPB · 1Buy ↗

1999Always Give a Penny to a Blind ManPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1999Death on the RocksPOoLTBB · 2Buy ↗

2000The Kidnapping of Rosie DawnPOoJBB · 1Buy ↗

2001Death of a Hired ManPOoMPB · 2Buy ↗

2001The Last HandPOoCSB · 11Buy ↗

2003A Killing ClimatePOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2003The Hemingway CaperPOoJBB · 2Buy ↗

2007Finding HomePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2010A Likely StoryPOoJBB · 3Buy ↗

2013The Adventures of Buford T. JohnsonPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2013Dempsey's LodgePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2016The Land MinePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Lucy Trimble Brenner Books2 books · 1996–1999

01Death of a Sunday Writer1996Buy ↗

02Death on the Rocks1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Joe Barley Books3 books · 2000–2010

01The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn2000Buy ↗

02The Hemingway Caper2003Buy ↗

03A Likely Story2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2013

01The Adventures of Buford T. Johnson2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels4 books · 1994–2016

01Moodie's Tale1994Buy ↗

02Finding Home2007Buy ↗

03Dempsey's Lodge2013Buy ↗

04The Land Mine2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mel Pickett Books2 books · 1996–2001

01Buried in Stone1996Buy ↗

02Death of a Hired Man2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 1999

01Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2003

01A Killing Climate2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Charlie Salter Books11 books · 1983–2001

01The Night the Gods Smiled1983Buy ↗

02Smoke Detector1984Buy ↗

03Death in the Old Country1985Buy ↗

04A Single Death / The Man Who Changed His Name1986Buy ↗

05A Body Surrounded by Water1987Buy ↗

06A Question of Murder1988Buy ↗

07A Sensitive Case1990Buy ↗

08Final Cut1991Buy ↗

09A Fine Italian Hand1992Buy ↗

10Death by Degrees1993Buy ↗

11The Last Hand2001Buy ↗

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