June Wright

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June Wright


Born
in Melbourne, Australia
June 29, 1919

Died
February 04, 2012

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


June Wright (1919-2012) was the Australian author of six detective stories (plus one posthumously published), the last three featuring Mother Paul. Born in Melbourne, where most of her books are set, she had begun her writing career by winning a competition run by a London publisher. This ensured the publication of her first book, Murder in the Telephone Exchange in 1948. She herself had been working in a telephone exchange for four years. She was the mother of six children. Her last novel was published in 1966. She then retired from writing to help her husband with his business.

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Average rating: 3.59 · 400 ratings · 86 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors
Murder in the Telephone Exc...
3.46 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1948 — 6 editions
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Faculty of Murder
3.73 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1961 — 4 editions
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Reservation for Murder
3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1958 — 4 editions
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Duck Season Death
3.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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So Bad a Death
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3.63 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1949 — 6 editions
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The Devil's Caress
3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1952 — 2 editions
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Make-Up for Murder
3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions
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So bad a death
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Tuncurry Then & Now 1875 2000
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Murder in the Telephone Exc... So Bad a Death
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Reservation for Murder Faculty of Murder Make-Up for Murder
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