L.R. Wright Books in Order
L.R. Wright has written 15 books, published between 1979 and 2001. The first book is Neighbours (1979) and the newest is Menace (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1979–2001
- Pages on record
- 2,606 in 10 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 43–65 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,606 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Karl Alberg is a police officer in British Columbia, and Cassandra Mitchell recurs beside him across L.R. Wright's crime novels. That series takes in The Suspect (1985), A Chill Rain In January (1990), Prized Possessions (1992) and A Touch of Panic (1994), with the Edwina Henderson mysteries as a second run. Wright's catalogue holds 15 titles, from Neighbours (1979) to Menace, and is listed as likely complete.
How many L.R. Wright books are there?
L.R. Wright has 15 books, released between 1979 and 2001. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
L.R. Wright Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 L.R. Wright books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Neighbours1979 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/419792582/4
- 2The Favorite1982 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/419822552/4
- 3Among Friends1984 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/419842712/4
- 41985–2/4
- 519862122/4
- 6Love in the Temperate Zone1988 · confirmed 2/41988–2/4
- 719902732/4
- 81991–2/4
- 919922622/4
- 101994–2/4
- 111995–2/4
- 1219962432/4
- 1319972722/4
- 1420002862/4
- 1520012742/4
L.R. Wright books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Alberg & Cassandra in order
9 booksEdwina Henderson Mystery in order
2 booksStandalone books
4 books4 L.R. Wright titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read L.R. Wright books in order?
You only need to read L.R. Wright books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with L.R. Wright
Start with Neighbours (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest L.R. Wright book?
Menace (2001) is the newest L.R. Wright book released so far.
Is there a new L.R. Wright book coming?
No next L.R. Wright book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
L.R. Wright at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest L.R. Wright title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- L.R. Wright books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,606 pages across the 10 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most L.R. Wright books, 7 of 15, were published in the 1990s.
What the L.R. Wright books are about
9 of the 15 L.R. Wright books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alberg, karl (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Alberg, karl (fictitious character) 6 of 9 books
- Karl Alberg (Fictitious character) 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 9 books
- Police 5 of 9 books
- British columbia 4 of 9 books
- Mitchell, cassandra (fictitious character) 4 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 9 books