The Case of the Weird Sisters
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| Author | Charlotte Armstrong |
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| Language | English |
| Series | MacDougal Duff |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Coward-McCann |
Publication date | 1943 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Preceded by | Lay On, Mac Duff! |
| Followed by | The Innocent Flower |
The Case of the Weird Sisters is a 1943 mystery thriller novel by the American writer Charlotte Armstrong. It was first published in New York by Coward-McCann, an imprint of Putnam.[1] It was the second in a trilogy featuring amateur detective MacDougal Duff, preceded by Lay On, Mac Duff! and followed by The Innocent Flower.[2]
Adaptation
[edit]In 1948 it was adapted into the British film The Three Weird Sisters directed by Daniel Birt and starring Nancy Price, Raymond Lovell and Nova Pilbeam.[3] Produced by British National Films, it shifted the setting from America to Wales and removed the character of MacDougal Duff.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Cypert, Rick. The Virtue of Suspense: The Life and Works of Charlotte Armstrong. Associated University Press, 2008.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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