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Eric Wright Books in Order

Find every Eric Wright book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 25 books / 8 series

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 Eric Wright Books in Chronological Order

1983 The Night the Gods Smiled POoCSB / 1 Buy
1984 Smoke Detector POoCSB / 2 Buy
1985 Death in the Old Country POoCSB / 3 Buy
1986 A Single Death / The Man Who Changed His Name POoCSB / 4 Buy
1987 A Body Surrounded by Water POoCSB / 5 Buy
1988 A Question of Murder POoCSB / 6 Buy
1990 A Sensitive Case POoCSB / 7 Buy
1991 Final Cut POoCSB / 8 Buy
1992 A Fine Italian Hand POoCSB / 9 Buy
1993 Death by Degrees POoCSB / 10 Buy
1994 Moodie's Tale POoSN / 1 Buy
1996 Death of a Sunday Writer POoLTBB / 1 Buy
1996 Buried in Stone POoMPB / 1 Buy
1999 Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man POoNB / 1 Buy
1999 Death on the Rocks POoLTBB / 2 Buy
2000 The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn POoJBB / 1 Buy
2001 Death of a Hired Man POoMPB / 2 Buy
2001 The Last Hand POoCSB / 11 Buy
2003 A Killing Climate POoSSC / 1 Buy
2003 The Hemingway Caper POoJBB / 2 Buy
2007 Finding Home POoSN / 2 Buy
2010 A Likely Story POoJBB / 3 Buy
2013 The Adventures of Buford T. Johnson POoSS / 1 Buy
2013 Dempsey's Lodge POoSN / 3 Buy
2016 The Land Mine POoSN / 4 Buy

Eric Wright Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Death of a Sunday Writer 1996 Buy
02 Death on the Rocks 1999 Buy
Joe Barley Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2000-2010
01 The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn 2000 Buy
02 The Hemingway Caper 2003 Buy
03 A Likely Story 2010 Buy
01 The Adventures of Buford T. Johnson 2013 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1994-2016
01 Moodie's Tale 1994 Buy
02 Finding Home 2007 Buy
03 Dempsey's Lodge 2013 Buy
04 The Land Mine 2016 Buy
01 Buried in Stone 1996 Buy
02 Death of a Hired Man 2001 Buy
01 Always Give a Penny to a Blind Man 1999 Buy
01 A Killing Climate 2003 Buy
01 The Night the Gods Smiled 1983 Buy
02 Smoke Detector 1984 Buy
03 Death in the Old Country 1985 Buy
04 A Single Death / The Man Who Changed His Name 1986 Buy
05 A Body Surrounded by Water 1987 Buy
06 A Question of Murder 1988 Buy
07 A Sensitive Case 1990 Buy
08 Final Cut 1991 Buy
09 A Fine Italian Hand 1992 Buy
10 Death by Degrees 1993 Buy
11 The Last Hand 2001 Buy

Where to start with Eric Wright

What is the best order to read Eric Wright books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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