Eric Wilson (author)
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- This article is about the Canadian author. For the American author, see Eric Wilson (suspense writer)Eric Wilson (suspense writer)Eric Wilson is a suspense writer. He currently has ten novels in print, four with Waterbrook Press and six with Thomas Nelson. Since he published his first books in 2004, he has had at least one novel published each year since then.His works include Dark to Mortal Eyes, Expiration Date, The Best...
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Eric Wilson (born November 24, 1940) is a Canadian children's author born in Ottawa
Ottawa
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, and now living in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
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, British Columbia
British Columbia
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. He mainly writes mysteries featuring the characters Tom and Liz Austen, which take place in various locations around Canada. His familiarity with different parts of the country comes from his childhood: he lived in a number of communities because his father was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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officer. Wilson's books have sold particularly well in Canada and Spain, with sales of 2.5 million in ten languages worldwide.
Wilson was voted 1992 Author of the Year by the Canadian Bookseller's Association.
Books by Eric Wilson
1. Susie Q2. Murder on The Canadian
3. Vancouver Nightmare
4. The Case of The Golden Boy
5. Disneyland Hostage
6. The Kootenay Kidnapper
7. Vampire of Ottawa
8. Spirit in The Rainforest
9. The Green Gables detectives
10. Code Red at The Supermall
11. Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec
12. The Ice Diamond Quest
13. The Prairie Dog Conspiracy
14. The St. Andrews Werewolf
15. The Inuk Mountie Adventure
16. Escape From Big Muddy
17. The Emily Carr Mystery
18. The Ghost of Lunenburg Manor
19. Terror of Winnipeg
20. The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma
21. Red River Ransom
23. Summer of Discovery
24. The Unmasking of ‘Ksan
25. Paris 97 (as Eric Hamilton)
26. Unforgeten