Strangers Among Us

Author L. R. Wright

Read by Peter Outerbridge , Kristin Kreuk , Jacob MacInnis , Elva Mai Hoover , Rebecca Auerbach , Caleb Stull , Sheldon Elter and Derek Kwan

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“Wright’s style is lyrical and lucid. Her characters are rich psychological portraits.” -The Montreal Gazette

“From first page to final sentence, Strangers Among Us holds the reader to the story.” -The Globe and Mail

From the doyenne of detective novels and the inspiration for the major TV series Murder in a Small Town (starring Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk), the seventh Karl Alberg detective story—is he the detective or the suspect?

Sullen and withdrawn, homesick and angry, fourteen-year-old Eliot Gardener has been headed for trouble ever since his family moved from Nova Scotia to the quiet coastal Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. But not like this. He’s also, apparently, a double-murderer, having whacked both of his parents with a machete. Only, he can't…

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L.R. Wright was born Laurali Rose Appleby on 5 June 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Known as Bunny, Wright grew up in Saskatoon and in Abbotsford, British Columbia. She worked as a reporter in Calgary before becoming a full-time writer in 1977. After publishing her fourth book, Wright returned to school, receiving an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University. She taught writing at the University of British Columbia and wrote adaptations for several of her books for radio, film, and television. L.R. Wright died of breast cancer on 25 February 2001.