Eric Wright

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Eric Wright


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
May 04, 1929

Died
October 09, 2015

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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.

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The Night the Gods Smiled (...

3.38 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1983
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Death in the Old Country (C...

3.45 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1985 — 11 editions
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Smoke Detector (Charlie Sal...

3.47 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1984 — 13 editions
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Death of a Sunday Writer (L...

3.31 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions
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A Sensitive Case (Charlie S...

3.44 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1990 — 14 editions
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Death Of A Hired Man (Mel P...

3.38 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions
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A Body Surrounded by Water ...

3.37 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions
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A Fine Italian Hand (Charli...

3.36 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions
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A Single Death (Charlie Sal...

3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1986 — 15 editions
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A Charlie Salter Omnibus (C...

3.70 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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The Night the Gods Smiled Smoke Detector Death in the Old Country A Single Death A Body Surrounded by Water A Question of Murder A Sensitive Case
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Buried in Stone Death Of A Hired Man
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The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn The Hemingway Caper A Likely Story
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“But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.”
Eric Wright

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