L. R. Wright

Laurali Rose Wright, also known as Bunny Wright, was a Canadian writer of mainstream fiction and mystery novels, many of which are set on the coast of British Columbia. She began her career as a journalist and actress before turning to full-time fiction writing. Wright's early novels were literary fiction, but she later concentrated on mystery novels after the success of "The Suspect," which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1986. She created the Karl Alberg mystery series and later the Edwina Henderson mystery series. Wright also wrote adaptations of her novels for radio, film, and television. She received numerous awards for her work, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, and the Canadian Authors' Association Literary Prize for Fiction. She passed away from breast cancer in 2001.