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A J Wright


(Alan Wright)
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Alan Wright was born, and still lives, in Wigan. A graduate of Leeds University, he taught English for several years in secondary schools but now works as a Secondary Consultant for the Graduate Teacher Programme. In 2009 Alan was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award, and has written three musical plays. He is married with three grown-up children, and loves all things Victorian.
 


Genres: Historical Mystery
 
Series
Lancashire Detective
   1. Striking Murder (2016)
   2. Elementary Murder (2017)
   3. Sitting Murder (2017)
   4. Hanging Murder (2019)
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Novels
   Act of Murder (2010)
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Award nominations
2016 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : Striking Murder


A J Wright recommends
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The Dead on Leave (2018)
Chris Nickson
"Fascinating tale of murder and deception set against the political tensions between Mosley’s Blackshirts and working-class Communists in 1930s Leeds. Perfectly captures the atmosphere of a city struggling to shake off the effects of the Great Depression."

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